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Every man's friend is no man's friend.
Every man's friend is no man's friend.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.