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He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!
And what love can do, that does love attempt.
And what love can do, that does love attempt.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
Such pains they take to look pretty.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
They succeed, because they think they can.
They succeed, because they think they can.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
The pupil will eclipse his tutor, I warrant.
