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There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
Better spare to have of thine own, then aske of other men.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Presents of love fear not to be ill taken of strangers.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
Keep not ill men company, lest you increase the number.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
I strive to mould circumstances to myself, not myself to
circumstances.
