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Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
Ty it well, and let it goe.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
Tears are at times as eloquent as words. [Weeping hath a voice.]
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
What a lady says to an eager lover he may write in the wind, or
in running water.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
The house is a fine house, when good folks are within.
