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Man naturally yearns for novelty.
Man naturally yearns for novelty.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
Good service is a great inchantment.
Good service is a great inchantment.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
It is success that colours all in life,
Success makes fools admir'd, makes villains honest.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him
chasteneth him betimes.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
Trust not those cunning waters of his eyes,
For villany is not without such rheum.
