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The more they drink the more they thirst.
The more they drink the more they thirst.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
Let the straight-limbed laugh at the club-footed, the white
skinned at the blackamoor.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
There are a kind of men so loose of soul,
That in their sleeps will mutter their affairs.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
With his own weapon do I stab him.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to read more
The first degree of folly is to hold ones selfe wise, the second
to professe it, the third to despise counsell.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.