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Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
When war is raging the laws are dumb.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Alas how difficult is it to preserve a high reputation!
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
Hee that hath a wife and children wants not businesse.
