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When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, read more

When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.

The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is read more

The ambitious will always be first in the crowd; he presseth forward, he looketh not behind him. More anguish is it to his mind to see one before him, than joy to leave thousands at a distance.

Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. read more

Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy.

As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body; so the fears of a coward expose him read more

As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body; so the fears of a coward expose him to danger.

Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the read more

Honor is the inner garment of the Soul; the first thing put on by it with the flesh, and the last it layeth down at its separation from it.