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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Great wit to madness sure is near allied,
And thin partitions do their bounds divide.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
Let the poor man mind his tongue.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
What an alteration of honour has
Desperate want made!
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
Hell is full of good intentions.
[Sp., El infierno es lleno de buenas intenciones.]
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
It is a part of the nature of man to resist compulsion.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
