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It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
An ill agreement is better then a good judgement.
[An ill agreement is better than a good judgment.]
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Health without money is halfe an ague.
Health without money is halfe an ague.
The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
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The sense of death is most in apprehension,
And the poor beetle that we tread upon
In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great
As when a giant dies.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
