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The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
A cherefull looke makes a dish a feast.
[A cheerful look makes a dish a feast.]
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
The command of custome is great.
The command of custome is great.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Whenever you see a fellow-creature in trouble, remember that he
is a man.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
