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If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
If any would not work, neither shall he eat.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
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Look here, he cries (to give him words):
Thou feathered clay, thou scum of birds!
Look here, thou vile, predestined sinner,
Doomed to be roasted for a dinner.
