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Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
Hee that is in a Taverne thinkes he is in a vine-garden.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
Friends fly away when the cask has been drained to the dregs.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
Stay a little and news will find you.
Stay a little and news will find you.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
