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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.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
Hard toil can roughen form and face,
And want call quench the eye's bright grace.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
'Tis an ill dog that deserves not a crust.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
That which is not forbidden, is not on that account permitted.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that looseth is Marchant as well as he that gaines.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
He that once deceives is ever suspected.
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
