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I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
If a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
There is no body will go to hell for company.
There is no body will go to hell for company.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
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It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
