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(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
Folly growes without watering.
Folly growes without watering.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
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.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
It's no sure rule to fish with a cros-bow.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
