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The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable.
[Lat., Calamitosus est animus futuri anxius.]
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
Covetousnesse breaks the bag.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
He that measures not himselfe, is measured.
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.