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Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
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All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
The better reason.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
A sinful heart makes feeble hand.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
There are more men threatned then stricken.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Here beauty hangs upon the cheek of night,
Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear.
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy read more
Yestreen, when to the trembling string
The dance gaed thro' the lighted ha',
To thee my fancy took its wing;
I sat, but neither heard nor saw.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.