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Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Hanging and wiving go by destiny.
Better do nothing than do ill.
Better do nothing than do ill.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
There is no vice so simple, but assumes
Some mark of virtue on his outward parts.
