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Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Presse a stick, and it seemes a youth.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
Keepe good men company, and you shall be of the number.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
What you don't know can't hurt you.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
If thou thy selfe canst doe it, attend no others helpe or hand.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
If you must flie, flie well.
If you must flie, flie well.
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
