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By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
Too much of anything is bad.
Too much of anything is bad.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
God made not pleasures for the rich alone.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of read more
For the air of youth,
Hopeful and cheerful, in thy blood will reign
A melancholy damp of cold and dry
To weigh thy spirits down, and last consume
The balm of life.
