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Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Aske much to have a little.
Aske much to have a little.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
They dance, they revel, and they sing,
Till the rude turrets shake and ring.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
He who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock.
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
A piece of a Churchyard fitts every body.
[A piece of a Churchyard fits every body.]
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth.
