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No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
No money, no Swiss.
[Fr., Point d'argent, point de Suisse.]
All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
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All that's bright must fade,--
The brightest still the fleetest;
All that's sweet was made
But to be lost when sweetest.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
If you say hard things you must expect to hear them in return.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
Whither art thou rushing to destruction?
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
O how wretched
Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favours!
