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The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled read more
Neither shall the wave, which has passed on, ever be recalled;
nor can the hour, which has once fled by, return again.
The love of money grows as money grows.
The love of money grows as money grows.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though fame is smoke,
Its fumes are frankincense to human thought.
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
Though last, not least in love, yours, good Trebonius.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
Of a little thing a little displeaseth.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
The foole askes much, but hee is more foole that grants it.
