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Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
Too much taking heede is losse.
Too much taking heede is losse.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
He that hath hornes in his bosom, let him not put them on his
head.
They do not love that do not show their love.
They do not love that do not show their love.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
