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You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Fortune, by being too lavish of her favours on a man, only makes
a fool of him.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
With what knot shall I bind this Proteus, who is ever shifting
his ground?
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
