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It takes two for a kiss
Only one for a sigh,
Twain by twain we marry
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It takes two for a kiss
Only one for a sigh,
Twain by twain we marry
One by one we die.
It is a comfort to the miserable to have comrades in misfortune,
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It is a comfort to the miserable to have comrades in misfortune,
but it is a poor comfort after all.
We are in the same boat.
We are in the same boat.
Joy is a partnership,
Grief weeps alone,
Many guests had Cana;
Gethsemane but one.
Joy is a partnership,
Grief weeps alone,
Many guests had Cana;
Gethsemane but one.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art.
Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art.
An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
An agreeable companion on a journey is as good as a carriage.
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among
foxes.
Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among
foxes.
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
Ah, savage company; but in the church
With saints, and in the taverns with the gluttons.
