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The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
He that is at ease seekes dainties.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.