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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of
the heart the spirit is broken.
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to read more
Then fill the bowl--way with gloom!
Our joys shall always last;
For Hope shall brighten days to come,
And Mem'ry gild the past.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
Love is not found in the market.
Love is not found in the market.
