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Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
New customs,
Though they be never so ridiculous,
(Nay, let 'em be unmanly), yet are followed.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
