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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
The good refrain from sin from the pure love of virtue.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
We should all endure our own grievances rather than detract from
the comforts of others.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
Hold their nose to the grindstone.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
Hastiness is the beginning of wrath, and its end repentance.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
