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Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
Time stoops to no man's lure.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
He will be beloved when he is no more.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
This is the reward of my folly.
This is the reward of my folly.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Learned or unlearned we all must be scribbling.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
