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An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
