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The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
An angelic boyhood becomes a Satanic old age.
[Lat., Angelicus juvenis senibus satanizat in annis.]
Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going?
Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order;
Bleak read more
Needy knife-grinder! whither are ye going?
Rough is the road, your wheel is out of order;
Bleak blows the blast--your hat has got a hole in it.
So have your breeches.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
God's in His Heaven--
All's right with the world!
