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It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
The Court hath no Almanack.
The Court hath no Almanack.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
It's a poore stake that cannot stand one yeare in the ground.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
