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The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
Not only ought fortune to be pictured on a wheel, but every thing
else in this world.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
