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An undertaking beset with danger.
An undertaking beset with danger.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
How sweet the task to shield an absent friend!
I ask but this of mine to--not defend.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
Happy is he who can trace effects to their causes.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
The desire to know a thing is heightened by its gratification
being deferred.
