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Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
Love all, trust a few,
Do wrong to none.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
