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Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
Life consists not merely in existing, but in enjoying health.
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
