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The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.