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Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh
haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
