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Bear and forbear.
Bear and forbear.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
The fellow is either a madman or a poet.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
When the tree is fallen, all goe with their hatchet.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.
If you cannot conduct yourself with propriety, give place to
those who can.
He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
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He that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that, which not enriches him,
And makes me poor indeed.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.