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A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
Her prentice han' she tried on man,
And then she made the lasses O!
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
The more women looke in their glasse, the lesse they looke to
their house.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
Wee know not who lives or dies.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
An injury may prove a blessing.
An injury may prove a blessing.
