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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.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Originality provokes originality.
Originality provokes originality.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else read more
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one,
and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
