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Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
Nothing is more acceptable to a man, than a friend in time of
need.
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
Alas! the fleeting years, how they roll on!
After a bad harvest sow again. [Yield not to difficulties.]
After a bad harvest sow again. [Yield not to difficulties.]
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
Roses grow on thorns and honey wears a sting.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.
It is the fault of youth that it cannot restrain its own
impetuosity.