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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
A fair face may hide a foul heart.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.
Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
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Nothing is so swift as calumny, nothing is more easily
propagated, nothing more readily credited, nothing more widely
circulated.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
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And there is a worm in the lonely wood,
That pierces the liver and blackens the blood,
And makes it a sorrow to be.
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
O churl! drink all; and leave no friendly drop!
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most read more
The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and
that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
An idle head is a boxe for the winde.
