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The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
The hard gives more then he that hath nothing.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
He did not care a button for it.
He did not care a button for it.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Every great house is full of saucy servants.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
Thou hast death in thy house, and dost bewaile anothers.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.