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Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Better a near neighbour than a distant cousin.
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
Whither, O god of wine, art thou hurrying me, whilst under thy
all-powerful influence?
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
We start from the Mother's Arms and we run to the Dustshovel.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Much will always wanting be
To him who much desires.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
Evils have their comfort, good none can support.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
