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No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
Knowledge is power.
Knowledge is power.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
Let the cobbler stick to his last.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
To persevere
In obstinate condolement is a course
Of impious stubbornness: 'tis unmanly grief.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
Who hastens a glutton choakes him.
