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A great fortune enslaves its owner.
A great fortune enslaves its owner.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
He who repents of his fault is almost guiltless.
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Prosperity lets goe the bridle.
[Prosperity lets go the bridle.]
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Faire language grates not the tongue.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
All seems infected that th' infected spy,
As all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye.
