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Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.