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When a man's willing and eager the god's join in.
Of all the gods only death does not desire gifts.
God's most lordly gift to man is decency of mind.
It is the nature of mortals to kick a fallen man.
Success! to thee, as to a God, men bend the knee.
Oaths are not the credit of men but men of oaths.
What good is it to live a life that brings pains?
To be free from evil thoughts is God's best gift.
The misfortunes of mankind are of varied plumage.
Faith, sir, we are here today, and gone tomorrow.
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
There may be guilt when there is too much virtue.
The day is not purer than the depths of my heart.
Knowledge Is Power! Train smart and obtain power!
Were there no heaven nor hell I should be honest.
The Lord grant we may all be tillers of the soil.
Let us love temperately, things violent last not.
The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.
To he who avenges a father, nothing is impossible
Time is a great manager: it arranges things well.
It matters more how one gives than what one gives
Rome is no longer in Rome, it is here where I am.
As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.
To prevent inquiry is amongst the worst of evils.
Honesty needs no disguise nor ornament; be plain.
When everyone is somebody, then no one's anybody.
I accept refreshment at any hands, however lowly.
I am a child of Nature, and take after my mother.
We get very little wisdom from success, you know.
Poets, like whores, are only hated by each other.
Fear hurries on my tongue through want of courage.
God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
God always strives together with those who strive.
Joy steals upon me, such joy as calls forth tears.
His resolve is not to seem the bravest, but to be.
Long tarries destiny, But comes to those who pray.
Even when the bird walks we see that it has wings.
I value fame as much as if I had been born a Hero.
Fools that will laugh on earth, most weep in hell.
What art thou Faustus, but a man condemned to die?
Flatterers look like friends, as wolves like dogs.
Wrinkles on the brow are the imprints of exploits.
The soul was never put in the body to stand still.
Buffoons, buffoons! One can play any tune on them!
No man alive can say, This shall not happen to me.
The chief beginning of evil is goodness in excess.
There is no such cozy combination as man and wife.
A friar who asks alms for God's sake begs for two.
Such as ne'er saw swans May think crows beautiful.
Nay, droop not, fellows; innocence should be bold.