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The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
He who has enough for his wants should desire nothing more.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
Fine dressing is a foule house swept before the doores.
