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Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
