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Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
It is the bright day that brings forth the adder.
