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Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Little does the sick man consult his own interests, who makes his
physician his heir.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
The cause lies hidden; the effect is most notorious.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
