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A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
It is easy to be wise after the event.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
There is nothing more revolting than an old busybody.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Favour will as surely perish as life.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
