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Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Marry, this is the short and the long of it.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
Silkes and Satins put out the fire in the chimney.
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long read more
Some good lessons
Are also learnt from Ceres and from Bacchus,
Without whom Venus will not long attack us.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
