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Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
He that will enter into Paradise, must have a good key.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
