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If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
If gold knew what gold is, gold would get gold I wis.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
To the counsell of fooles a woodden bell.
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.
Pedigree and ancestry and what we ourselves have not achieved, I
scarcely recognize as our own.
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is read more
It is a pleasant thing to be pointed at with the finger, and to
hear it said, "That is he."
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
In the same [hospitable] manner that a Calabrian would press you
to eat his pears.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
Our liberality should not exceed our ability.
