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'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
O how full of briars is this working-day world.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Building and marrying of Children are great wasters.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
All places that the eye of heaven visits,
Are to a wise man ports and happy havens.
