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Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled read more
Art is long, and Time is fleeting,
And out hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffled drums, are beating
Funeral marches to the grave.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; read more
A thing of beauty is a joy forever;
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
The act is judged of by the event.
The act is judged of by the event.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
Man's extremity is God's opportunity.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
