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A little labour, much health.
A little labour, much health.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
What is the sin which is not
Sin in itself? Can circumstance make sin
Or virtue?
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
It is far easier to begin a task than to finish it.
