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Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
Gain, acquired by many agents, soon accumulates.
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Wept o'er his wounds, or tales of sorrow done,
Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won.
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor.
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
The envious will die, but envy never.
[Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.]
