Better the cottage where one is merry than the palace where one weeps

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Be on a horse when you go in search of a better one Be on a horse when you go in search of a better one
Great business is good; to sit and sip this glass is better Great business is good; to sit and sip this glass is better
Learning is better than house and land Learning is better than house and land
The palest ink is better than the best memory The palest ink is better than the best memory
Nature is better than a middling doctor Nature is better than a middling doctor

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