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Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
Neither praise nor dispraise thy selfe, thy actins serve the
turne.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Flames too soon acquire strength if disregarded.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
Jest not with the eye or with Religion.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
