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We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
We are slow to believe that which, if true, would grieve us.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He who wants to get rich wants to get rich quickly.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
He quits his place well, that leaves his friend there.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
The girl is the smallest portion of herself. [The girl is all
crinoline and chignon.]
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Ostensibly polite, you nourish the cunning of the fox in the
hollowness of your heart.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
