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The table robbes more then a thiefe.
The table robbes more then a thiefe.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Novelty in all things is charming.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
Look you! I myself am nearest to myself.
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.
To speake of an Vsurer at the table marres the wine.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
This oiled and curled Assyrian bull,
Smelling of musk and of insolence.
