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We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Who paies the Physitian, does the cure.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds before they wither.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
Play with a foole at home, and he will play with you in the
market.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.
