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One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
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No check, no stay this streamlet fears:
How merrily it goes!
'Twill murmur on a thousand years,
And flow as now it flows.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
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.
