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You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
I thank thee, Jew, for teaching me that word.
Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Troy owes to Homer what whist owes to Hoyle.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
Good things soon find a purchaser.
