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What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
What we can have as a matter of course, is not valued; what is
denied we eagerly covet.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
Content is the philosopher's stone, that turns all it touches
into gold.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
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We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
No man ever properly calculates from time to time what it is his
duty to avoid.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
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But ask not thou if happiness be there,
If the loud laugh disguise convulsive throe,
Or if the brow the heart's true livery wear.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
Let each man have according to his deserts.
