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To be too busie gets contempt.
To be too busie gets contempt.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
A living dog is better than a dead lion.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Giving is dead, restoring very sicke.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Curtesie on one side only lasts not long.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
Call me not an olive, till thou see me gathered.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
The reverse side also has a reverse side.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
