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Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
Hee that lives ill, feare followes him.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The higher the Ape goes, the more he shewes his taile.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like read more
Not treasured wealth, nor the consul's lictor, can dispel the
mind's bitter conflicts and the cares that flit, like bats, about
your fretted roofs.