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When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
A Daniel come to judgment! yea, a Daniel!
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
The sharper is the berry, the sweeter is the wine.
