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For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
Envy will merit as its shade pursue,
But like a shadow, proves the substance true.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
In the world who knowes not to swimme, goes to the bottome.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
To gaine teacheth how to spend.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
A laugh, if purchased at the expense of propriety, costs too
much.
