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The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
I'll have a fling.
I'll have a fling.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
A master of straw eates a servant of steele.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey,
and brevity.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
On a good bargaine thinke twice.
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]
In an evil hour thou bring'st her home. [You are marrying a
shrew.]