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The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
Let them call it mischief;
Then it is past and prosper'd, 'twill be virtue.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
Get money, money still!
And then let virtue follow, if she will.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
He that takes not up a pin, slights his wife.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with
all thy getting get understanding.
