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There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
The best smell is bread, the best savour, salt, the best love
that of children.
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
In strife who inquires whether stratagem or courage was used?
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
