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Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
When you will, they wont, when you wont, they will.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
Endure the present, and watch for better things.
An old friend is a new house.
An old friend is a new house.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
Despair of all recovery spoils longevity,
And makes men's miseries of alarming brevity.
