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Better be a foole then a knave.
Better be a foole then a knave.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
'Tis neither here nor there.
'Tis neither here nor there.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
Hold one another's noses to the grindstone hard.
