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So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
So was hir jolly whistel wel y-wette.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
If you have no enemies it is a sign fortune has forgot you.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not
till then.
You will not be a chip the richer.
You will not be a chip the richer.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To gain a livelihood at the expense of all that makes life worth
the having.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.
To drink Falernian wine, the sweeter for being stolen.