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We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
Consider the misfortunes of others, and you will be the better
able to bear your own.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
