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Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable read more
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
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The gallant Sir Robert fought hard to the end,
But who can with fate and quart bumpers contend?
Though Fate said, a hero should perish ill light;
So up rose bright Phoebus, and down fell the knight.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
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For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her
mouth is smoother than oil:
But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell.
Two heads are better than one.
Two heads are better than one.
