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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way read more
There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four
which I know not:
The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock;
the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man
with a maid.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
The crow bewailes the sheepe, and then eates it.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Love and a cough cannot be hid.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand
judgment.
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? read more
But who would scorn the month of June,
Because December with his breath so hoary,
Must come? Much rather should he court the ray,
To hoard up warmth against a wintry day.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
A bitter drug oft brings relief.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
