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What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
Patience, time and money accommodate all things.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Step after step the ladder is ascended.
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst read more
Goe not for every griefe to the Phtsitian, nor for every quarrell
to the Lawyer, nor for every thirst to the pot.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
The resolved minde hath no cares.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
Hee commands enough that obeyes a wise man.
