Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.

Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.

An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.

Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Preferment goes by letter and affection.

Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

Much spends the traveller, more then the abider.

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

There is no disputing about taste.
[Lat., De gustibus non disputandum.]

Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.

Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.

A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.

A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.