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The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
Poverty needs much, avarice everything.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that plaies his mony ought not to value it.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
He that riseth first, is first drest.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
