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The faulty stands on his guard.
The faulty stands on his guard.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
Have consideration for wounded feelings.
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her read more
She never told her love,
But let concealment, like a worm i' th' bud,
Feed on her damask cheek. She pined in thought;
And, with a green and yellow melancholy,
She sat like Patience on a monument,
Smiling at grief.
Hit the nail on the head.
Hit the nail on the head.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Peace, and Patience, and death with repentance.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself read more
Breathes there a man, whose judgment clear
Can others teach their course to steer,
Yet run himself life's mad career
Wild as the wave?
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
