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The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that lives well sees a farre off.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
He that deales in the world needes foure seeves.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Be not caught by the cunning of those who appear in a disguise.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
Good hay, sweet hay, hath no fellow.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing,
And is not careful what they mean thereby.
