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He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that read more
He can give little to his servant, that lickes his knife.
[He can give little to his servant that licks his knife.]
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
The ballance distinguisheth not betweene gold and lead.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
Led on by impulse, and blind and ungovernable desires.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
