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He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
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He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
Everything in art is but a copy of nature.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
To wish to be cured is half way towards cure.
He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.
He deliberately thrusts his silly head into the matrimonial
halter.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
