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It takes two to make a quarrel.
It takes two to make a quarrel.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
I hate all children of precocious talent.
 But shepherds know
 How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
  From the mist of morning sky.  
 But shepherds know
 How hot the mid-day sun shall glow
  From the mist of morning sky. 
 There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and 
the lamb.  
 There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and 
the lamb. 
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
The jackdaw, stript of her stolen colours, provokes our laughter.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
Learne weeping, and thou shalt laugh gayning.
 He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials 
of impotence.  
 He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials 
of impotence. 
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.
The price never stood in the way of her inclination.