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From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
When yet was ever found a mother
Who'd give her booby for another?
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
I talk of cheese, you of chalk.
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles read more
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-day,
To-morrow may be dying.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
The best manners are stained by haughtiness.
