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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Giving much to the poore, doth inrich a mans store.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
If the fish had not opened its mouth, it would not have been
caught.
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
