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An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
There come nought out of the sacke but what was there.
