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Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
Happy, twice happy, you who dwell in the country, if you only
knew the pleasures which surround you!
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
On painting and fighting looke aloofe.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
He that serves well needes not ask his wages.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Threatned men eat bread, says the Spaniard.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
And neglected his task for the flowers on the way.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
A Horse made, and a man to make.
