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You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Pardons and pleasantnesse are great revenges of slanders.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
Judge not, that ye be not judged.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
In war, hunting, and love, men for one pleasure a thousand
griefes prove.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
Not surpassing in crafty measures, but in the power of arms.
