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A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
A blustering night, a faire day.
A blustering night, a faire day.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
To whirle the eyes too much shewes a Kites braine.
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.]
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
The eye is bigger then the belly.
[The eye is bigger than the belly.]
