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Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Whose own hard dealings teaches them suspect
The thoughts of others.
Pension never inriched young man.
Pension never inriched young man.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
The end crowns all,
And that old common arbitrator, Time,
Will one day end it.
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
A gift in time of need is most acceptable.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
He who tries to protect himself from deception is often cheated,
even when most on his guard.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
Take heed of mad folks in a narrow place.
