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It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from read more
It's not improbable that a man may receive more solid
satisfaction from pudding while he is alive than from praise
after he is dead.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He who boasts of his pedigree praises that which does not belong
to him.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
Beare with evill, and expect good.
Beare with evill, and expect good.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
When a dog is a drowning, everyone offers him drink.
