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My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with read more
My high-blown pride
At length broke under me, and now has left me
Weary and old with service.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
What sorrow was, thou bad'st her know,
And from her own she learnt to melt at others' woe.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Heresie is the school of pride.
Heresie is the school of pride.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
An honest tale speeds best being plainly told.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those read more
We neglect those things which are under our very eyes, and
heedless of things within our grasp, pursue those which are afar
off.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
The explanation avails nothing, which in leading us from one
difficulty involves us in another.
