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One mouth doth nothing without another.
One mouth doth nothing without another.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
A discontented man knowes not where to sit easie.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
He that hath no good trade, it is to his losse.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
The rose is often found near the nettle.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
