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No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
No one knows how difficult anything is until he has tried to do it.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
He wears himself out by his labours, and grows old through his
love of possessing wealth.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
Life like an empty dream flits by.
