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The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
The house should derive dignity from the master, not the master
from the house.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
To be precocious
Was in her eyes a thing the most atrocious.
By that sin fell the angels.
By that sin fell the angels.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
If you squander on a holyday, you will want on a workday unless
you have been sparing.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Those that God loves, do not live long.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
