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Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
A woman once fallen will shrink from no impropriety.
Blood is thicker than water.
Blood is thicker than water.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
He that is once borne, once must dy.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above
rubies.
