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May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
Much money makes a Countrey poor, for it sets a dearer price on
every thing.
One stroke fells not an oke.
One stroke fells not an oke.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
The little cannot bee great, unlesse he devoure many.
