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The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
A bachelor's bed is the most pleasant.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
Noble houskeepers neede no dores.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
Speech is silvern, silence is golden.
