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Some evils are cured by contempt.
Some evils are cured by contempt.
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Dispel the cold, bounteously replenishing the hearth with logs.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
Beat all your feathers as flat as pancakes.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
