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Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
The devil hath power
To assume a pleasing shape.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them,
And if they fall, they dash themselves to pieces.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
