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Have consideration for wounded feelings.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
The whole family is packed into one trap.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
It is part of the cure to wish to be cured.
[Lat., Pars sanitatis velle sanari fruit.]
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, read more
The descent to the infernal regions is easy enough, but to
retrace one's steps, and reach the air above, there's the rub.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
