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The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
The habitual living in prosperity is most injurious.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Prevention is better than cure.
Prevention is better than cure.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
For violent fires soon burn out themselves.
It's not good fishing before the net.
It's not good fishing before the net.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is read more
O I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part, sir,
of myself, and what remains is bestial.
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
Gloriously false. [Like Rahab.]
