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For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
For glances beget ogles, ogles sighs,
Sighs wishes, wishes words, and words a letter.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
I do not sacrifice, but lend myself to business.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An old dog barks not in vain.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
