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A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial
in the shade?
Hide not your talents, they for use were made. What's a sundial
in the shade?
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]