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No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king read more
No might nor greatness in mortality
Can censure 'scape; back-wounding calumny
The whitest virtue strikes. What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue?
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
The dog gnawes the bone because he cannot swallow it.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
What prevents a man's speaking good sense with a smile on his
face?
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
It is not without a purpose when a rich man greets a poor one
with kindness.
God helps those who help themselves.
God helps those who help themselves.
