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But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
All came from, and will goe to others.
All came from, and will goe to others.
God keep me from false friends!
God keep me from false friends!
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Great deservers grow Intolerable presumers.
Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.
He makes himself ridiculous who is for ever repeating the same
mistake.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
