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He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
He that is afraid of leaves, goes not to the wood.
Common report is not always wrong.
Common report is not always wrong.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
Who's to look after the keepers?
Who's to look after the keepers?
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
He that is master of himself will soon be master of others.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
The plant often removed cannot thrive.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy
are deceitful.
