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We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
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The man that hails you Tom or Jack,
And proves by thumps upon your back
How he esteems your merit,
Is such a friend, that one had need
Be very much his friend indeed
To pardon or to bear it.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
In a retreat the lame are formost.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
Just then, as by the tumult riven,
Poured down at once the lowering heaven.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
He that hath no ill fortune is troubled with good.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
