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A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
A friend should bear a friend's infirmities.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
That, which has not its alternation of rest, will not last long.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Life is halfe spent before we know what it is.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Death rides on every passing breeze,
He lurks in every flower.
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, read more
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder lean; puts out our fires
And introduces hunger, frost, and woe,
Where peace and hospitality might reign.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Discreet women have neither eyes nor eares.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
Words are men's daughters, but God's sons are things.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
One eye of the masters sees more, then ten of the servants.
