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The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he read more
He who has wronged you is either stronger or weaker than
yourself: be he weaker, spare him; be he stronger, then spare
yourself.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
I was taken by a morsell, saies the fish.
[I was taken by a morsel, says the fish.]
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
A jade eates as much as a good horse.
