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Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
The House shewes the owner.
The House shewes the owner.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
