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Our content
Is our best having.
Our content
Is our best having.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
The Devill is not alwaies at one doore.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
When prayers are done, my Lady is ready.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
Let him laugh, who is on the right side of the hedge.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
