There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]

Forbeare not sowing because of birds.

Forbeare not sowing because of birds.

Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?

Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?

To err is human.

To err is human.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

The anger of those in authority is always weighty.

The weakest goes to the wall.

The weakest goes to the wall.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Vulgarity of manners defiles fine garments more than mud.

Savage bears agree with one another.

Savage bears agree with one another.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.