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Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
We know this to be all nonsense.
We know this to be all nonsense.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to read more
Yet a little while, and (the happy hour) will be over, nor ever
more shall we be able to recall it.
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
