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The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
It is the Philosophy of the Distaffe.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
I hang my ears like an ass whose spirits droop.
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with read more
The Queen, who sat
With lips severely placid felt the knot
Climb in her throat, and with her feet unseen
Crushed the wild passion out against the floor.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
In avoiding one evil we fall into another, if we use not
discretion.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
