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 He told me once
 The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
  Is when it loses faith read more 
 He told me once
 The saddest thing that can befall the soul,
  Is when it loses faith in God and woman,
   For he had lost them both. Lost I those gems,
    Though the world's throne stood open in my path,
     I would go wandering back into my childhood,
      Searching for them with tears. 
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.
Turkey, heresy, hops, and beer came into England all in one year.
 Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
 [Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]  
 Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
 [Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.] 
 Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
 [Before you make a friend, eat a read more 
 Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
 [Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.] 
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is King.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.
The quarrels of lovers lead but to the renewal of love.