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Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he read more
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that
ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
You tell a tale to a dead man.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
