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Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find read more
We hold our greyhound in our hand,
Our falcon on our glove;
But where shall we find leash, or band,
For dame that loves to rove?
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
In grasping at uncertainties we lost that which is certain.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
