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Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Is it not sheer madness to live poor to die rich?
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
