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False Friends, and The Sailor's Resolve by Unknown
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Philip, obliged to rouse himself from his indolence, and exert himself
to earn his living, became a far wiser and more estimable man than he
would ever have been as the heir to a fortune; and he never forgot the
lesson which pain, weakness, and shame had taught him,--that the way of
evil is also the way of sorrow. _Thorns and snares are in the way of
the froward._

Who Wisdom's path forsakes,
Leaves all true joy behind:
He who the peace of others breaks,
No peace himself shall find.
Flowers above and thorns below,
Little pleasure, lasting woe,--
Such is the fate that sinners know!

The drunkard gaily sings
Above his foaming glass;
But shame and pain the revel brings,
Ere many hours can pass.
Flowers above and thorns below,
Little pleasure, lasting woe,--
Such is the fate that sinners know!

The thief may count his gains;--
If he the sum could see
Of future punishment and pains,
Sad would his reckoning be!
Flowers above and thorns below,
Little pleasure, lasting woe,--
Such is the fate that sinners know!
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