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No one can have all he desires.
No one can have all he desires.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
The only gain from the friendship of the great is a fine dinner.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
A brute without a single redeeming point.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
For gnarling sorrow hath less power to bite
The man, that mocks at it, and sets it light.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
