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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Nothing pleases which is not freshened by variety.
Idleness induces caprice.
Idleness induces caprice.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
He is praised by some, blamed by others.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
At Court, every one for himselfe.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
The more the eggs, the worse the hatch,
The more the fish, the worse the catch.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
