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It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
It is good to have some friends both in heaven and hell.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Small showers last long, but sudden storms are short.
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Neither head, nor feet. [Referring to anything very intricate.]
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
A pearl may in a toad's head dwell,
And may be found too in an oyster shell.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
Enjoy in happiness the pleasures which each hour brings with it.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
It is said that the propriety even of old Cato often yielded to
the exciting influence of the grape.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
O doul on the day that gae me an old man.
