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Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
He will not carry his wealth to the waters of Acheron.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
His bloated paunch stands forth projecting a good eighteen
inches.
