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May everything he treads upon become a rose!
May everything he treads upon become a rose!
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
As fierce as hell, or fiercer still,
A woman piqued who has her will.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
She acquires momentum as she advances. [The progress of Fame or
Rumour.]
