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He that hath lands hath quarrells.
He that hath lands hath quarrells.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
Cares deny all rest to weary limbs.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
The tree that growes slowly, keepes it selfe for another.
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
