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Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
Pleasures are enhanced by a moderate indulgence.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
The Rich knowes not who is his friend.
A golden key can open any door.
A golden key can open any door.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
The reasons of the poore weigh not.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
When a man sleepes, his head is in his stomach.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
I from the jaws of a gardener's bitch
Snatched this bone and then leapt the ditch.
