Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.

Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

In a retreat the lame are formost.

The weakest goes to the wall.

The weakest goes to the wall.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

This world is nothing except it tend to another.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

Get wealth and power, if possible by grace,
If not, by any means, get wealth and place.

The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.

The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.

It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.

It a wretched thing to suffer at the hand of one of whom we
cannot complain.