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The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
None saies his Garner is full.
None saies his Garner is full.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
He that sings on friday, will weepe on Sunday.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Let the blacksmith wear the chains he has himself made.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
