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In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
In going abroad we change the climate not our dispositions.
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did read more
Many talk of Robin Hood that never shot his bow,
And many talk of Little John that never did him know.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
Successful villany is called virtue.
Successful villany is called virtue.
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.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
