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 Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will 
become broken and his torch extinguished.  
 Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will 
become broken and his torch extinguished. 
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
 A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
 Or other interesting beast of prey,
  Are similes at hand read more 
 A tigress, robb'd of young, a lioness,
 Or other interesting beast of prey,
  Are similes at hand for the distress
   Of ladies who cannot have their own way. 
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
 Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested 
destroys its chance of revenge.  
 Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested 
destroys its chance of revenge. 
 It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a 
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more 
 It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a 
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear. 
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
 Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
 Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
  And the sad read more 
 Now, my sere fancy "falls into the yellow
 Leaf," and imagination droops her pinion;
  And the sad truth, which hovers o'er my desk,
   Turns what was once romantic to burlesque.