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You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
The blind eate many a flie.
The blind eate many a flie.
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
Satan finds some mischief still
For idle hands to do.
The life of man is a winter way.
The life of man is a winter way.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Love-quarrels oft in pleasing concord end.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
There is as much love between you and me as between the wolf and
the lamb.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
