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Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
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.]
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
What will their masters not accomplish when low fellows are so
presumptuous?
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
Crime oft recoils upon the author's head.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
There are three waies, the Vniversities, the Sea, the Court.
