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Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
Who aspires must down as low
As high he soar'd.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
So from that spring, whence comfort seem'd to come,
Discomfort swells.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.
He who has in due season become rich, unless he saves in due
season, will in due season starve.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
Sharp is the kiss of the falcon's beak.
