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He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
He bristles with hair, like a sea-urchin or a hunted boar.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
The next way home's the farthest way about.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
We praise old times, but show no curiosity about modern events.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
No lock will hold against the power of gold.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose.
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
Benefits please like flowers while they are fresh.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
