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A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for read more
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to
you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Speake not of my debts, unlesse you meane to pay them.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
