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Great strokes make not sweete musick.
Great strokes make not sweete musick.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of read more
As with a little girl playing with her nurse, the toy which she
eagerly sought she soon tires of and discards.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
