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Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Into a mouth shut flies flie not.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Though little fire grows great with little wind,
Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire and all.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Nothing is to be presumed on, or despaired of.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
Foes, friends, men, women, now are nought to me
But dreams of what has been, no more to be.
