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Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
Idle men are the devil's playfellows.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
