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A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the wisest men.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
To meditate an injury is to commit one.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
Fire that's closest kept, burns most of all.
