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Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Nature made the fields and man the cities.
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the read more
Treading softly like a thief,
Lest the harsh shingle should grate underfoot,
And feeling all along the garden wall.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower read more
From the midst of the very fountain of pleasure, something of
bitterness arises to vex us in the flower of enjoyment.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Men of different tastes have different pursuits.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
Hee that loves the tree, loves the branch.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
He that is not in the warres is not out of danger.
