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So many men in Court and so many strangers.
So many men in Court and so many strangers.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Fools make feasts, and wise men eat them.
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
What is got over the devil's back is spent under his belly.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
Woes cluster; rare are solitary woes;
They love a train, they tread each other's heel.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
A kinsman, a friend, or whom you intreate, take not to serve you,
if you will be served neately.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
