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The back-doore robs the house.
The back-doore robs the house.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
Here, or nowhere, is the thing we seek.
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Virtue alone is happiness below.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
Ants will not go to an empty granary, and friends will not visit
us when our wealth is gone.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues
We write in water.
For murder though it have no tongue, will speak
With most miraculous organ.
For murder though it have no tongue, will speak
With most miraculous organ.