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He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
The buyer needes a hundred eyes, the seller not one.
He that burnes most shines most.
He that burnes most shines most.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
She nourishes the poison in her veins and is consumed by a secret
fire.
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Experience teaches.
[Lat., Experientia docet.]
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
Who dainties love shall beggars prove.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
