It is better to satisfy our hunger than to be clothed in purple.
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Presumption first blinds a man, and then sets him a running.Latin
The end crowns the work.
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That which we really require not is dear at a farthing.
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It grows as it goes. [Crescit eundo.]
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Let every man have his due.
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Most haste, worst speed.
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