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That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
That, like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioles.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to read more
That fair face will as years roll on lose its beauty, and old age
will bring its wrinkles to the brow.
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.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
How to conduct yourself properly before your superiors.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
