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He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
It is good to hold the asse by the bridle.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
