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The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
Now out of this nettle, danger, will I pluck the flower, safety.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.
He that goeth farre hath many encounters.