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Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Wise men ne'er wail their present woes.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
Hee a beast doth die, that hath done no good to his country.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
