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All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
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All was false and hollow, though his tongue
Dropt manna, and could make the worst appear
The better reason.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
He may as well not thank at all, who thanks when none are by.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
Success in crime always invites to worse deeds.
