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You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
An excess of hoarded wealth is the death of many.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
Her tears will pierce into a marble heart.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
