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She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
She loved me for the dangers I had passed,
And I loved her for having pitied them.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
Oh Ignorance
Thou art fall'n man's best friend!
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
When God will punish, hee will first take away the understanding.
All things deteriorate in time.
All things deteriorate in time.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
