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Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
A little and good fills the trencher.
A little and good fills the trencher.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
He grieves more than is necessary who grieves before any cause
for sorrow has arisen.
