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It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Though I am not naturally honest, I am so sometimes by chance.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
Some things are good, some middling, more bad.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
Never without a shilling in my purse.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
He is onely bright that shines by himselfe.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
