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All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
All men have more consideration for themselves than for others.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
If thy heart fails thee, climb not at all.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
