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Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know read more
Our rash faults
Make trivial price of serious thing we have,
Not knowing them until we know their grave.
Scared out of his seven senses.
Scared out of his seven senses.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Love conquers all things; let us own her dominion.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.
Many diseases may be cured by abstinence.