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Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
The Jewes spend at Easter, the Moors at marriages, the Christians
in sutes.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.