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Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
Promising is the eve of giving.
Promising is the eve of giving.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the read more
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Lightning strikes the tops of the mountains.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
