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Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
Consider well what your shoulders are able to bear.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
Talkers are no good doers.
Talkers are no good doers.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
Success gives the character of honesty to some classes of
wickedness.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
