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Do not expect good from another's death.
Do not expect good from another's death.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
The Good are better made by Ill,
As odours crushed are sweeter still.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
A gift much expected is paid, not given.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
I have cut my leg with my own adze.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.