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Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
Fortune, delighting in her cruel task, and playing her wanton
game untiringly, is ever shifting her uncertain favours.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
War with vices, but peace with individuals.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
The grape becomes tinted from the grape it comes in contact with.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A man well mounted is ever Cholerick.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
