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Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
To a great night, a great Lanthorne.
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil read more
He was a man
Who stole the livery of the court of Heaven
To serve the devil in.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
Hee that brings good newes knockes hard.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
When the night's darkest the dawn is nearest.
