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An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
An intemperate patient makes a harsh doctor.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
You may suppress natural propensities by force, but they will be
certain to re-appear.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
Rich gifts wax poor, when givers prove unkind.
The question is yet before the court.
The question is yet before the court.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
