Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.

It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
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It is of no avail to know what is about to happen; for it is a
sad thing to be grieved when grief can do no good.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

Then let me quaff the foamy tide,
And through the dance meandering glide.

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

He that once deceives is ever suspected.

One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more

One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.

He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.

He that is down needs fear no fall
He that is low, no pride.

A friend is a second self.

A friend is a second self.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.

Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.