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A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
Which he by hook or crook has gather'd
And by his own inventions father'd.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
When you enter into a house, leave the anger ever at the doore.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
The bitter past, more welcome is the sweet.
