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Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
Marry a widdow before she leave mourning.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
Forgetful of thy tomb thou buildest houses.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
The body, enervated by the excesses of the preceding day, weighs
down and prostates the mind also.
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
Are not these woods
More free from peril than the envious court?
