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Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
He is a foole that makes a wedge of his fist.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
Time rolls on, and we grow old with silent years.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
It is hard to abstain from writing satire.
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.
