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Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a read more
Fill the cup and fill the can,
Have a rouse before the morn;
Every minute dies a man,
Every minute one is born.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
A gentle houswife marres the houshold.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
It is good to be taught even by an enemy.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
A great fortune is a great slavery.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
The dowry, not the wife, is the object of attraction.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
