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Rich Cloaths, nor Cost, nor Education can
Change Nature, nor transform and Ape into a Man.

— John Ogilby The Fables of Aesop (1668)

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They that have Power to do, may, when they will,
Pick Quarrels, and, pretending Justice, kill.

The Fables of Aesop (1668)

Those that can Help, to Hurt may find a way.

The Fables of Aesop (1668)

When they and Venus to his cottage came,
For lust-rewards prefer'd the Cyprian dame.

Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)

Then let him swear he ne'er the lady knew,
And did with her as men with women do.

Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)

Love Conquers all, let us submit to Love.

The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (1654)

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Men are born ignorant, not stupid; they are made stupid by education.

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