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"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who read more
"Rogue that I am," he whispers to himself,
"I lie, I cheat--do anything for pelf,
But who on earth can say I am not pious?"
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
These are the evils which result from gossiping habits.
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser read more
Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts.
[Fr., La parole a ete donnce a l'homme pour deguiser sa pensee.]
Comparisons are odious.
Comparisons are odious.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
None knowes the weight of anothers burthen.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
