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A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," read more
The peasant thanked her with their tears,
When food and clothes were given;
"This is a joy," the lady said,
"Saints cannot taste in heaven."
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids read more
Who eates the Kings Goose uoydes the feathers an hundred years
after.
[Who eats the king's goose voids the feathers a hundred years
after.]
All soils are not fertile.
All soils are not fertile.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
