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A man of three letters, " F U R."
A man of three letters, " F U R."
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
What is not in a man cannot come out of him surely.
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.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
Well does he sleep who knows not that his sleep has been broken.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
It is sheer folly when all is gone to lose even one's passage
money.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
Gaming, women, and wine, while they laugh they make men pine.
