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The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
In a good house all is quickly ready.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
Let none say, I will not drinke water.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
In vain have you tried your father's arts, you slippery one.
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime read more
Nothing is more audacious than these women when detected; they
assume anger, and take courage from the very crime itself.
