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All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
Dearths foreseene come not.
Dearths foreseene come not.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
With no more sign of wisdom than a beard.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Demons in act, but gods at least in face.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Love is the true price of love.
Love is the true price of love.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
