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Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Who would not wish to be from wealth exempt,
Since riches point to misery and contempt?
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
The horse thinkes one thing, and he that sadles him another.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
An Idle youth, a needy Age.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
A bad dog never sees the Wolfe.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
In trying to be concise I become obscure.
