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What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Striving to better, oft we mar what's well.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
