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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
He who sins when drunk will have to atone for it when sober.
The far-off interest of tears.
The far-off interest of tears.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
A little Kitchin makes a large house.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
And there stalks Discord delighted with her torn mantle.
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
There is safety in numbers. [Lat., Defendit numerus.]
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.
In nothing do men so much resemble the gods as in giving help to
their fellow creatures.