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Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
The Germans wit is in his fingers.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
In every Art it is good to have a master.
In every Art it is good to have a master.
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.
Hee that burnes his house warmes himselfe for once.