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Time rolls his ceaseless course.
Time rolls his ceaseless course.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
A sly piece of good luck, which nobody knows of is delightful.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
As you sow, so shall you also reap.
When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
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When clouds are seen, wise men put on their cloaks;
When great leaves fall, then winter is at hand;
When the sun sets, who doth not look for night?
Untimely storms makes men expect a dearth.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
Nature has placed his own happiness in each man's hands, if he
only knew how to use it.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
