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Every bullet has its billet.
Every bullet has its billet.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.
I am myself a man, and nothing relating to men is a matter of
indifference to me.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to read more
Let to-morrow take care of to-morrow,
Leave things of the future to fate;
What's the use to anticipate sorrow?
Life's troubles come never too late.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
