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The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
The eyes see not what is before them when the mind is intent on
other matters.
He is not poor who has a competency.
He is not poor who has a competency.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
A simple maiden in her flower
Is worth a hundred coats of arms.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
Fear not the future, weep not for the past.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
The way to good conduct is never too late.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
