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A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
But who alas! can love and then be wise?
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
The morning Sunne never lasts a day.
It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.