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Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate read more
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
A journying woman speakes much of all, and all of her.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
