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What mare's nest hast thou found?
What mare's nest hast thou found?
Where there is peace, God is.
Where there is peace, God is.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
There's not a string attuned to mirth,
But has its chord in melancholy.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but when he is gone
his way, then he boasteth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be read more
One fire burns out another's burning,
One pain is lessen'd by another's anguish;
Turn giddy and be holp by backward turning;
One desperate grief cures with another's languish.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
A heart unspotted is not easily daunted.
