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How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is,
To have a thankless child.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
To a crafty man, a crafty and an halfe.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Be not ashamed to have had wild days, but not to have sown your
wild oats.
Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
