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It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
Hee that lives well is learned enough.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
But pleasures are like poppies spread:
You seize the flower,--its bloom is shed.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Wisely, I say, I am a bachelor.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Many have an irresistible itch for writing.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
Your property is in danger when your neighbour's house is on
fire.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
Amiens was taken by the Fox, and retaken by the Lion.
He that marries late, marries ill.
He that marries late, marries ill.