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Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
Frugality is the mother of all virtues.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the
Dead (i.e. books).
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be read more
'Tis meet
That noble minds keep ever with their likes:
For who so firm that cannot be seduced?
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those read more
The Philosophy of Princes is to dive into the Secrets of men,
leaving the secrets of nature to those that have spare time.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
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Blest tears of soul-felt penitence!
In whose benign, redeeming flow
Is felt the first, the only sense
Of guiltless joy that guilt can know.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
To make any gain some outlay is necessary.
