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Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Though the Fox run, the chicken hath wings.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
Whom drink made wits, though nature made them fools.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Since you know all, and I nothing, tell me what I dreamed last
night.
Since you know all, and I nothing, tell me what I dreamed last
night.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.