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He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied read more
It is a most miserable lot to be without an enemy. [No man can
be successful without being envied and hated.]
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
He complaines wrongfully on the sea that twice suffers shipwrack.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
