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I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is
deceived thereby is not wise.
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Thinking to bite something soft, he found it hard. [Catching a
Tartar]
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
