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Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches
and honour.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
He that contemplates hath a day without night.
Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
Laughter
Leaves us doubly serious shortly after.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Beauty is but a flower,
Which wrinkles will devour.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
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 sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness.