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When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
Time flies never to be recalled.
Time flies never to be recalled.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.