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Honesty is the best policy.
Honesty is the best policy.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
We always strive for that which is forbidden, and desire that
which is denied us.
How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
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How many cowards whose hearts are all as false
As stairs of sand, wear yet upon their chins
The beards of Hercules and frowning Mars,
Who inward searched, have livers white as milk!
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
Man Proposeth, God disposeth.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
He that hath one foot in the straw, hath another in the spittle.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
Bad beginnings, bad endings.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
His sickness increases from the remedies applied to cure it.
Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
