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Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their
signatures to the very essays they write on the read more
How do our philosophers act? Do they not inscribe their
signatures to the very essays they write on the propriety of
despising glory.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
A hungry stomach rarely despises rough food.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is read more
Love rules the court, the camp, the grove,
And men below and saints above,
For love is heaven and heaven is love.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to read more
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
