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As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
Pleasure bought with pain does harm.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Old men go to Death, Death comes to Young men.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
Who overcomes
By force, hath overcome but half his foe.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
Even a child is known by his doings.
Even a child is known by his doings.
