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Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Although you may strut about, proud of your purse, fortune
changes not birth.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
He who would not be indolent, let him fall in love.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
The best remedy against an ill man is much ground betweene both.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
Little do you know what a gloriously uncertain thing law is.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
