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Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
Everyone puts his fault on the Times.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the read more
Little we heed the tempest drear,
While music, mirth, and social cheer,
Speed on their wings the passing year.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
Those, that with haste will make a mighty fire,
Begin it with weak straws.
