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There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
There is a good deal in a man's mode of eating.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
