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An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
An old mans staffe is the rapper of deaths doore.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
It is prudent to learn what to avoid from the misfortunes of
others.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
He that trusts in a lie, shall perish in truth.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
