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A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the read more
The ox longs for the gaudy trappings of the horse; the lazy
pack-horse would fain plough. [We envy the position of others,
dissatisfied with our own.]
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
An ill deede cannot bring honour.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that read more
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby,
Knowing that with the shadow of his wings
He can at pleasure stint their melody:
Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
