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The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
The hour of happiness which comes unexpectedly is the happiest.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
He who is first in time has the prior right.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
'Tis easier to build two chimneys, then to maintaine one.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting read more
Leave her to Heaven,
And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge,
To prick and sting her.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.
A beane in liberty is better then a comfit in prison.