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Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Of a new Prince, new bondage.
Go West, young man! Go West.
Go West, young man! Go West.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
