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No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
When in good health we easily give good advice to the sick.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
