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It takes two for a kiss
Only one for a sigh,
Twain by twain we marry
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It takes two for a kiss
Only one for a sigh,
Twain by twain we marry
One by one we die.
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,
perceived the grace that was given unto me, read more
And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,
perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave me and
Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto
the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
It is a consolation to the wretched to have companions in misery.
Two i's company, three i's trumpery.
Two i's company, three i's trumpery.
Like, according to the old proverb, naturally goes with like.
[Lat., Pares autem vetere proverbio, cum paribus facillime
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Like, according to the old proverb, naturally goes with like.
[Lat., Pares autem vetere proverbio, cum paribus facillime
congregantur.]
Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art.
Tell me thy company and I will tell thee what thou art.
If it be honor in your wars to seem
The same you are not,--which, for your best ends,
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If it be honor in your wars to seem
The same you are not,--which, for your best ends,
You adopt your policy--how is it less or worse,
That it shall hold companionship in peace
With honour, as in war: since that to both
It stands in like request?
Joy is a partnership,
Grief weeps alone,
Many guests had Cana;
Gethsemane but one.
Joy is a partnership,
Grief weeps alone,
Many guests had Cana;
Gethsemane but one.
No possession is gratifying without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
No possession is gratifying without a companion.
[Lat., Nullius boni sine sociis jucunda possessio est.]
