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No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
No scene of mortal life but teems with mortal woe.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
You cannot hide an eele in a sacke.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a read more
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide read more
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a
brawling woman in a wide house.
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
My soul is dark! oh quickly string
The harp I yet can brook to hear.
