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We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
Fiction intended to please, should resemble truth as much as
possible.
He that studies his content, wants it.
He that studies his content, wants it.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
A position of dignity is more easily improved upon than acquired.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
It is very hard to shave an egge.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
When all sinnes grow old, coveteousnesse is young.
