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Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
A soldier when aged is not appreciated; the love of an old man
sickens.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
That wife is an enemy to her husband who is given in marriage
against her will.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in read more
A man so various, that he seem'd to be
Not one, but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong.
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon,
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
