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What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
It's a bold mouse that nestles in the catts eare.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find read more
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find leash, or band,
For dame that loves to rove?
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.
Grief diminishes when it has nothing to grow upon.