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Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Whether goest, griefe? where I am wont.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
He that owes nothing, if he makes not mouthes at us, is
courteous.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
Those, who in quarrels interpose,
Must often wipe a bloody nose.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
What, lost a world, and bade a hero fly?
The timid tear in Cleopatra's eye.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
Some men plant an opinion they seem to erradicate.
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.
