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He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
He that gives all before hee dies provides to suffer.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Once let good faith be abandoned, and all social existence would
perish.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
Unless your works lead to profit, vain is your glory in them.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
A mouse relies not solely on one hole.
