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Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that
proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Every one hath a foole in his sleeve.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.