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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.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
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O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Never look a gift horse in the mouth.
[Lat., Noli equi dentes inspicere donati.]
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Men at some times are masters of their fates.
Let all live as they would die.
Let all live as they would die.
