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The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
The poor man, while he apes the wealthy, effects his own ruin.
[The fable of frog and the cow.]
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Craft against craft makes no living.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
Disgraces are like cherries, one drawes another.
