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Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
In great pedigrees there are Governours and Chandlers.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
Whatsoever has exceeded its proper limit is in an unstable
position.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach.
