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Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
Old wine, and an old friend, are good provisions.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
A snow yeare, a rich yeare.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
He who bravely endures evils, in time reaps the reward.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
Pleasure and action make the hours seem short.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
Weariness
Can snore upon the flint when resty sloth
Finds the down pillow hard.
