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A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
To rise with the lark, and go to bed with the lamb.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
He that trusts much Obliges much, says the Spaniard.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
'Tis pleasant to stand on shore and watch others labouring in a
stormy sea.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.