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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.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
To love is a pleasure of youth, a sin in old age.
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
He has hay upon his horn. [He is a mischievous person.]
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
The sheep has no choice when in the jaws of the wolf.
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.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
