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Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Would you know what mony is, Go borrow some.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
Who reigns within himself, and rules
Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king.
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
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Blow, blow, thou winter wind,
Thou art not so unkind
As man's ingratitude:
Thy tooth is not so keen,
Because thou art not seen,
Although thy breath be rude.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
The soule needs few things, the body many.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
Faire words makes mee looke to my purse.
