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Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Ill vessels seldome miscarry.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
What is wealth to me if I cannot enjoy it?
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.