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Don't long for the unripe grape.
Don't long for the unripe grape.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
All our sweetest hours fly fastest.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
A man is known to be mortal by two things, Sleep and Lust.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Patience revels in misfortunes.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
Felds hath eyen, and wode have eres.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
A drunkards purse is a bottle.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Suretyship is the precursor of ruin.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
Neither cast your pearls before swine.
