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To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
Every madman considers everyone else a madman.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
There is no such thing as perfect happiness.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
A light breath fans the flame, a violent gust extinguishes it.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
