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When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
When things are at the worst they sometimes mend.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
'Tis very certain the desire of life
Prolongs it.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
You must endure, and not cry out against that which cannot be
avoided.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
There were no ill language, if it were not ill taken.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
