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Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
Perhaps the day may come when we shall remember these sufferings
with joy.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Often a silent face has voice and words.
[Lat., Saepe tacens vocem verbaque vultus habet.]
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
Spare your breath to cool your porridge.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
He like a rock in the sea unshaken stands his ground.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
Just as the twig is bent the tree's inclined.
