Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
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Poor and content is rich, and rich enough;
But riches fineless is as poor as winter
To him that ever fears he shall be poor.

Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

Empty Chambers make foolish maides.

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

The plant often removed cannot thrive.

A countenance inconceivably forbidding.

A countenance inconceivably forbidding.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.

Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]

Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.

Better is one Accipe, then twice to say, Dabo tibi.

The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.

The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.