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Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
Sweet is the recollection of difficulties overcome.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
He that hath a head of waxe must not walke in the sunne.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
Litle stickes kindle the fire; great ones put it out.
But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
He enters the port with a full sail.
He enters the port with a full sail.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
Her very silence, and her patience,
Speak to the people, and they pity her.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
