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No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay read more
Mere verbiage,--it is not worth a carrot!
Why Socrates or Plato--where's the odds?--
Once taught a jay to supplicate the Gods,
And made a Polly-theist of a Parrot!
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
