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The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The getting out of doors is the greatest part of the journey.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
He that gives me small gifts would have me live.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
And gentle Dulness ever loves a joke.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
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There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
We are worthless fowl, hatched from unlucky eggs.
Great paines quickly find ease.
Great paines quickly find ease.
To a brave man every soil is his country.
To a brave man every soil is his country.