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Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
Can you restrain your laughter, my friends?
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whatever charm thou hast, be charming.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
He carries well, to whom it waighes not.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.
Live for today for tomorrow never comes.
