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 Let no man seek
 Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
  Him or his children.  
 Let no man seek
 Henceforth to be foretold that shall befall
  Him or his children. 
 So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
 The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more.  
 So comes a reck'ning when the banquet's o'er,
 The dreadful reckn'ning, and men smile no more. 
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A wise man cares not for what he cannot have.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
 To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to 
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.  
 To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to 
our manners, and removes all awkwardness. 
 Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on 
all sides.  
 Take heede of an oxe before, of an horse behind, of a monke on 
all sides. 
One picture is worth ten thousand words.
One picture is worth ten thousand words.