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When we have not what we love, we must love what we have.
[Fr., Quand on n'a pas ce read more
When we have not what we love, we must love what we have.
[Fr., Quand on n'a pas ce que l'on aime,
Il faut aimer ce que l'on a.]
This is the truth as I see it, my dear,
Out in the wind and the rain:
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This is the truth as I see it, my dear,
Out in the wind and the rain:
They who have nothing have little to fear,
Nothing to lose or to gain.
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Wouldst thou both eat thy cake and have it?
Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
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Aspiration sees only one side of every question; possession,
many.
Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the
English that of the sea, to read more
Providence has given to the French the empire of the land, to the
English that of the sea, to the Germans that of--the air!
Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave,
May I a small House and a large Garden have.
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Ah, yet, e'er I descend to th' grave,
May I a small House and a large Garden have.
And a few Friends, and many Books both true,
Both wise, and both delightful too.
And since Love ne'er will from me flee,
A mistress moderately fair,
And good as Guardian angels are,
Only belov'd and loving me.
Property has its duties as well as its rights.
Property has its duties as well as its rights.
Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.rn
Indeed, whenever a new idea is developed, as for example ballooning, warfare immediately takes possession.rn
Exclusive property is a theft against nature.
[Fr., La propriete exclusive est un vol dans la nature.]
Exclusive property is a theft against nature.
[Fr., La propriete exclusive est un vol dans la nature.]