He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.

He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.

He that will take the bird, must not skare it.

He that will take the bird, must not skare it.

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

Ill vessels seldome miscarry.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Fire that's closest kept burns most of all.

Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]

All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.

But civlyzation doos git forrid
Sometimes upon a powder-cart.

But civlyzation doos git forrid
Sometimes upon a powder-cart.

Water a farre off quencheth not fire.

Water a farre off quencheth not fire.

The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.

The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.