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Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
No wise man has called a change of opinion in constancy.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Musick helps not the tooth-ach.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
Fortune is like glass; she breaks when she is brightest.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
