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But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
Or if read more
But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
Or if the brow the heart's true livery wear.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
Strict law is often great injustice.
Strict law is often great injustice.
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
The silent countenance often speaks with expressive eloquence.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish read more
The cautious wolf fears the pit, the hawk regards with suspicion
the snare laid for her, and the fish the hook in its concealment.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
