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Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
Unexpected results are the rule rather than the exception.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
A virtuous wife commands her husband by obeying him.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Yes! ready money is Aladdin's lamp.
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the read more
It is a wretched thing to rest upon the fame of others, lest, the
supporting pillar being removed, the superstructure should
collapse in ruin.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
Reason lies betweene the spurre and the bridle.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.
This is the real secret of all that indignation.