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Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
No naked man is sought after to be rifled.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
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.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
If you have a sword, we have a toasting-fork at home.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
