Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.

Time flies never to be recalled.

Time flies never to be recalled.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

Some evils are cured by contempt.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.

That is not good language which all understand not.

That is not good language which all understand not.

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.

For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.

For no one cares for matrimonial cooings,
There's nothing wrong in a connubial kiss.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.

Let an ill man lie in thy straw, and he looks to be thy heire.