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Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
Nothing is more ill-timed than an ill-timed laugh.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
For men, at most, differ as heaven and earth;
But women, worst and best, as heaven and hell.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
Myself acquainted with misfortune, I learn to help the
unfortunate.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
He who wishes to injure another, will soon find a pretext.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.
The good mother sayes not, Will you? but gives.