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Everyone is a master and servant.
Everyone is a master and servant.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, read more
Gold delights to walk through the very midst of the guard, and to
break its way through hard rocks, more powerful in its blow than
lightning.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it read more
Love without end, hath no end, says the Spaniard: (meaning, if it
were not begun on particular ends, it would last).
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
I escaped the Thunder, and fell into the Lightning.
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.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
