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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Savage bears agree with one another.
Savage bears agree with one another.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Nothing moves more quickly than scandal.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
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Full from the fount of Joy's delicious springs
Some bitter o'er the flowers its bubbling venom springs.
[Lat., Medio de fonte leporum
Surgit amari aliquid, quod in ipsis floribus angat.]
