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You stick in the same mire.
You stick in the same mire.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
No thanks attach to a kindness long deferred.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
Fill the bright goblet, spread the festive board!
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
