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An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
The tendency of humanity is towards the forbidden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
You may be on land, yet not in a garden.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
Every tub must stand upon its bottom.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
