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The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
By heaven you have destroyed me, my friends!
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.