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Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Hee that will deceive the fox, must rise betimes.
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good read more
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at
every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
