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Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Take the goods the gods provide thee.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
In prosperity you may count on many friends; if the sky becomes
overcast you will be alone.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon read more
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from
the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner read more
No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devill builds a
Chappell hard by.
[No sooner is a Temple built to God but the Devil builds a chapel
hard by.]
