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Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
Let but the hours of idleness cease, and the bow of Cupid will
become broken and his torch extinguished.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
I shall speak facts; but some will say I deal in fiction.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
They that stand high have many blasts to shake them.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
To pull the chestnuts from the fire with the cat's paw.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
