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Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
In every age and clime we see,
Two of a trade can ne'er agree.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
Dry bread at home is better then rost meate abroad.
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
The smell of money is good, come whence it may. [Alluding to
Vespasian's tax on ordure.]
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
