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After meat comes mustard; or, like money to a starving man at sea, when there are no victuals to be bought with it.
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Liberty is one of the most precious gifts which heaven has bestowed on man; with it we cannot compare the treasures which the earth contains or the sea conceals; for liberty, as for honor, we can and ought to risk our lives; and, on for the other hand, captivity is the greatest evil that can befall man.
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Let each man say what he chooses; if because of this I am criticized by the ignorant, I shall not be chastised by the learned.
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He has an oar in every man's boat, and a finger in every pie.
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It is not the hand but the understanding of a man that may be said to write.
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Diligence is the mother of good fortune, and idleness — its opposite — never brought a man to the goal of any of his best wishes.
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To withdraw is not to run away, and to stay is no wise action when there is more reason to fear than to hope. 'Tis the part of a wise man to keep himself today for tomorrow, and not venture all his eggs in one basket. And though I am but a clown, or a bumpkin, as you may say, yet I would have you to know I know what is what, and have always taken care of the main chance...
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The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.
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Born:
September 29, 1547
Died:
April 23, 1616
(aged 68)
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