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Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Gentility is nothing but Ancient Riches.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep,
And in his simple show he harbors treason.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a
fall.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
Slander is a shipwrack by a dry Tempest.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
