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There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
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Will fortune never come with both hands full,
But write her fair words still in foulest letters?
She either gives a stomach and no food--
Such are the poor, in health--or else a feast
And takes away the stomach-- such are the rich,
That have abundance, and enjoy it not.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
As long as the Fates permit, live cheerfully.
One flower makes no garland.
One flower makes no garland.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
