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A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
A man that keeps riches and enjoys them not, is like an ass that
carries gold and eats thistles.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
The finishing stroke of all sorrow.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself
with the affairs of others.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
