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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
All things require skill, but an appetite.
There's always a shot in the locker.
There's always a shot in the locker.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
The shrill trump,
The spirit-stirring drum, the ear-piercing fife.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
Who will think that the gods can be insulted with impunity?
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
Of a pigs taile you can never make a good shaft.
