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Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
He makes a great row but does nothing.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
Win us with honest trifles, to betray us
In deepest consequence.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
