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One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
'Tis too much proved,--that with devotion's visage,
And pious action, we do sugar o'er
The devil himself.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
From a chollerick man withdraw a little; from him that saies
nothing, for ever.
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
