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A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
No man can serve two masters.
No man can serve two masters.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
He that feares death lives not.
He that feares death lives not.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
