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Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
There are many things which may not be uttered by men in
threadbare coats.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
Thinke of ease, but worke on.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
. . . all who joy would win
Must share it.--Happiness was born a twin.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.
The dainties of the great are the teares of the poore.