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One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
A bad man becomes worse when he apes a saint.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
Charity sees the need not the cause.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
He sins not, who is not wilfully a sinner.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
