Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.

Say to pleasure, Gentle Eve, I will none of your apple.

When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.

When great assurance accompanies a bad undertaking, such is often
mistaken for confiding sincerity by the world at large.

Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.

Let Apella the Jew credit it, if he will.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

Paines to get, care to keep, feare to lose.

The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.

The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Few love to hear the sins they love to act.

Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.

Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.