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The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
You can drive out nature with a pitchfork but she keeps on coming
back.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
A favour is half granted, when graciously refused.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
