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A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
A scepter is one thing, and a ladle another.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Riches with their wicked inducements increase; nevertheless,
avarice is never satisfied.
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Like St. George, always in his saddle, never on his way.
- Clement Walker,
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
So sweetly she bade me adieu,
I thought that she bade me return.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
