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A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries,
I would give no man a reason upon compulsion.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
The strongest and the fiercest spirit
That fought in heaven, now fiercer by despair.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Friends should be judged by their acts, not their words.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
Each age has deemed the new-born year
The fittest time for festal cheer.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
The sad dislike those who are cheerful, and the cheerful dislike
the melancholy.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
