At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.

Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.

Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
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Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.

He is twice a conqueror, who can restrain himself in the hour of
triumph.

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]

Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.

Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.

She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.