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He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
All things deteriorate in time.
All things deteriorate in time.
But few prize honour more than money.
But few prize honour more than money.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
A penny spar'd is twice got.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
Where your will is ready, your feete are light.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
A name, it has more than nominal worth,
And belongs to good or bad luck at birth.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?