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It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Ill comes in by ells, and goes out by inches.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.
Law sutes consume time, and mony, and rest, and friends.
Anything for a quiet life.
Anything for a quiet life.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
