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The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
Ask but enough, and you may lower the price as you list.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
He comes not in my books.
He comes not in my books.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
