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Time flies, as he flies, adds increase to her truth,
And gives to her mind what he steals from read more
Time flies, as he flies, adds increase to her truth,
And gives to her mind what he steals from her youth.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
All wish for knowledge, but no one wishes to pay the price of it.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
Hee pays too deare for honey that licks it from thornes.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.