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Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Mutually giving and receiving aid,
They set each other off, like light and shade.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
We must love, as looking one day to hate.
Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
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Of all the griefs that harass the distress'd,
Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest;
Fate never wounds more deep the generous heart,
Than when a blockhead's insult points the dart.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
He will go back to the old faith he learnt
Beside his mother's knee.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.
The deeper the sorrow the less tongue it hath.