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The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
A great ship askes deepe waters.
[A great ship asks deep waters.]
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A man of a great memory without learning hath a rock and a
spindle, and no staffe to spin.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Hee that makes himself a sheep, shall be eat by the wolfe.
Heresie is the school of pride.
Heresie is the school of pride.
