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He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
There is no heat of affection but is joyned with some idlenesse
of brain, says the Spaniard.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a
fool from any side.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
She has deceived her father, and may thee.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
