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Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill dyet was the
mother.
Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill dyet was the
mother.
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
The heart-sick faintness of the hope delayed!
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
The sight of a man hath the force of a Lyon.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
United we stand, divided we fall.
United we stand, divided we fall.