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Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
Spies are the ears and eyes of Princes.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
The absent partie is still faultie.
The absent partie is still faultie.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
He who desires to become rich, wishes to become so as quickly as
possible.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
