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He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Nothing secure unlesse suspected.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
Fresh feres will dry the bright blue eye
We late saw streaming o'er.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
The friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hooks of steel.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
That which sufficeth is not little.
That which sufficeth is not little.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
