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It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
It was intended to be a vase, it has turned out a pot.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'erfraught heart, and bids it break.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
What our contempts do often hurl from us,
We wish it ours again.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
The covetous are always in want.
The covetous are always in want.
Idle people have the least leisure.
Idle people have the least leisure.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
A woman is most merciless when shame goads on her hate.
