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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
The sense of death is most in apprehension.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Drought never brought dearth.
Drought never brought dearth.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.