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Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Estate in two parishes is bread in two wallets.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
Every man makes a god of his own desire.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
For without transformation
Men become wolves on every slight occasion.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
To seek in a Sheep five feet when there is but four.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
If the old dog barke he gives counsell.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities,
But Brutus makes mine greater than they are.