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Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
When a knave is in a plumtree he hath neither friend nor kin.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
What loss feels he that wots not what he loses?
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
