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There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
There is a devil in every berry of the grape.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
Take all the swift advantage of the hours.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Perversnes makes one squint ey'd.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh,
it is a tree of life.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
