The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

You made this mess yourself, and now you must eat it all up.

At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

Let not your expenditure exceed your income.

Let not your expenditure exceed your income.

Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]

Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]

Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.

Then westward ho!
Grace and good disposition attend your ladyship.

He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.

He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.

Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.