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We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
We suffer more in imagination than in reality.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears read more
To the inexperienced it is a pleasant thing to court the favour
of the great; an experienced man fears it.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
They kindly leave us, but not quite alone,
But in good company, the gout or stone.
