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The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the
manner of his forefathers cultivates with his read more
Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the
manner of his forefathers cultivates with his own team his
paternal acres, freed from all thought of usury.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
