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A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
Wine is a turne-coate (first a friend, then an enemy).
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
To play at Chesse when the house is on fire.
