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Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
He that gaines well and spends well, needes no count booke.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.