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His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
His anger is easily excited and appeased, and he changes from
hour to hour.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
The stern delight that warriors feel
In foemen worthy of their steel.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
Where none admire, 'tis useless to excel;
Where none are beaux, 'tis vain to be a belle.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
The cholerick man never wants woe.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
A woman sometimes scorns what best contents her.
