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Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
Even to smile at the misfortunes of others is to do an injury.
These things by reason of our friendship I have not hesitated glo
to communicate.
These things by reason of our friendship I have not hesitated glo
to communicate.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him read more
As the sweet voice of a bird,
Heard by the lander in a lonely isle,
Moves him to think what kind of bird it is,
That sings so delicately clear, and make
Conjecture of the plumage and the form.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
