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The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
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.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Let that which is wanting in income be supplied by economy.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
