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That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
If you live according to the requirements of nature, you will
never be in want; if according to the read more
If you live according to the requirements of nature, you will
never be in want; if according to the fashions of the world you
will never be rich.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
Vertue flies from the heart of a Mercenary man.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
