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As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
Confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.
What! upon compulsion? No!
What! upon compulsion? No!
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
Fly the pleasure that bites to morrow.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
No deceit is so veiled as that which lies concealed behind the
semblance of courtesy.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Make hay while the sun shines.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
There is an hour wherein a man might be happy all his life, could
he find it.
