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The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
How the devil is it that fresh features
Have such a charm for us poor human creatures?
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Two other tender drops, which ready stood,
Each in their crystal sluice.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
