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O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Drunkenness is nothing but voluntary madness.
[Lat., Nihil aliud est ebrietas quam voluntaria insania.]
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
To have money is a feare, not to have it a griefe.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
Yield not to calamity, but face her boldly.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
If you wish to be good, first believe that you are bad.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.
With winsome cruelty she refuses.