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Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed read more
Let him who has once perceived how much that, which has been
discarded, excels that which he has longed for, return at once,
and seek again that which he despised.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
That should be regarded as a loss, which is won at the expense of
our reputation.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Good Americans when they die go to Paris.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.