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And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
It's a proud horse that will not carry his owne provender.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
No barber shaves so close but another finds worke.
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of read more
The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from
heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.
[Lat., Quanto quisque sibi plura negaverit,
A dis plura feret. Nil cupientium
Nudus castra peto.]
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
Love, well thou know'st no partnership allows,
Cupid averse rejects divided vows.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
A rugged stone growes smooth from hand to hand.
