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Which of these two is the greater fool?
Which of these two is the greater fool?
All are not merry that dance lightly.
All are not merry that dance lightly.
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself read more
Is there a man whose judgment clear
Can others teach the course to steer,
Yet runs himself life's mad career,
Wild as the wave?
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.
Consider not what may do, but what it will become you to do.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
If gaming does an aged sire entice,
Then my young master swiftly learns the vice.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.
A fool must now and then be right by chance.