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The love of money grows as money grows.
The love of money grows as money grows.
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
Gods Mill grinds slow, but sure.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
Hee that goes barefoot, must not plant thornes.
