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Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
There is a certain kind of pleasure in weeping.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
