The remedy is worse than the disease.

The remedy is worse than the disease.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

Let the poor man mind his tongue.

One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.

One murder made a villain,
Millions a hero.

But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
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Not seldom clad in radiant vest
Deceitfully goes forth the dawn,
Not seldom evening in the west
Sinks smilingly forsworn.

The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

I have raised for myself a monument more durable than brass.

It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

It is sheer folly to tear the hair in grief as if sorrow could be
cured by baldness.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.

Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.