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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon 'em.
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Red-haired, black-lipped, club-footed, and blink-eyed; if you're
a good man, you're a wonder!
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Manners with Fortunes, Humours turn with Climes,
Tenets with Books, and Principles with Times.
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non read more
Alas! How difficult it is to prevent the countenance from
betraying guilt!
[Heu! quam difficile est crimen non prodere vultu.]
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
All are presumed good, till they are found in a fault.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
No man will revel long in the indulgence of crime.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Liars pay the penalty of their own misdeeds.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
Beware
Of entrance to a quarrel.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
A hatt is not made for one shower.
