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Date: 1611

"The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth"

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Date: 1611

"Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber"

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Date: 1611

"For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things."

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Date: 1797

"MOMUS, in fabulous history, the god of raillery, or the jester of the celestial assembly, and who ridiculed both gods and men. Being chosen by Vulcan, Neptune, and Minerva, to give his judgment concerning their works, he blamed them all: Neptune for not making his bull with horns before his eyes...

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The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.