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The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred read more
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some
coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced
themselves through with many sorrows.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
