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Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
Falsehood is often rocked by truth, but she soon outgrows her
cradle, and discards her nurse.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
Gamsters and race-horses never last long.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
Believe Robert who has tried it.
[Lat., Experto crede Roberto.]
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
The rust of the mind is the destruction of genius.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
