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It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
An old Physitian, and a young Lawyer.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
Bliss itself is not worth having,
If we're by compulsion blest.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
