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He that hath lands hath quarrells.
He that hath lands hath quarrells.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Rare is the union of beauty and modesty.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She read more
Poor Peggy hawks nosegays from street to street
Till--think of that who find life so sweet!--
She hates the smell of roses!
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
Omittance is no quittance.
Omittance is no quittance.
