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Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.
The faults of our neighbours with freedom we blame,
But tax not ourselves, though we practise the same.