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A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
Whither goest thou?
[Lat., Quo vadis?]
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
When one is on horsebacke hee knowes all things.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.