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Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
A Marchant that gaines not, looseth.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
Let all live as they would die.
Let all live as they would die.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
We must recoile a little, to the end we may leap the better.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell.
Welcome death, quoth the rat, when the trap fell.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
Every sin brings its punishment with it.
