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The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Live according to your income.
Live according to your income.
Dogs are fine in the field.
Dogs are fine in the field.
The silver livery of advised age.
The silver livery of advised age.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
I kissed thee, ere I killed thee.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
He has no other recommendation, save an assumed and crafty
solemnity of demeanour.
