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He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
He who quarrels with a drunken man injures one who is absent.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
Three helping one another, beare the burthen of sixe.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
Consider the end.
Consider the end.
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?
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
What lies concealed is unknown; there can be no desire for what
is not known.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
You have but fed on the roses, and lain in the lilies of life.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
