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Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
Helpe thy selfe, and God will helpe thee.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
As many servants so many enemies.
As many servants so many enemies.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
