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A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one.
A good name, like good will, is got by many actions and lost by one.
The dodgerest of all the dodgers.
The dodgerest of all the dodgers.
I have a passion for the name of "Mary,"
For once it was a magic sound to me,
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I have a passion for the name of "Mary,"
For once it was a magic sound to me,
And still it half calls up the realms of fairy,
Where I beheld what never was to be.
Old age is . . . a lot of crossed off names in an address book.
Old age is . . . a lot of crossed off names in an address book.
I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.
I don't like giving names to generations. It's like trying to read the song title on a record that's spinning.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving
favour rather than silver and gold.
Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the read more
Some men do as much begrudge others a good name, as they want one themselves: and perhaps that is the reason of it.