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A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
To have done, is to hang
Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail
In monumental mockery.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
An old wise mans shaddow is better then a young buzzards sword.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.