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It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
But with what incessant and grievous ills is old age surrounded!
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
Think you if Laura had been Petrarch's wife
He would have written sonnets all his life?
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the
manner of his forefathers cultivates with his read more
Happy the man who, removed from all cares of business, after the
manner of his forefathers cultivates with his own team his
paternal acres, freed from all thought of usury.