Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Patience is sorrow's salve.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

Each must drain
His share of pleasure, share of pain.

At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
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At night, to his own sharp fancies a prey,
He lies like a hedgehog rolled up the wrong way,
Tormenting himself with his prickles.

Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.

Every day in thy life is a leaf in thy history.

Blood is thicker than water.

Blood is thicker than water.

We are born poets. we become orators.

We are born poets. we become orators.

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Righteousness exalteth a nation.

Righteousness exalteth a nation.