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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.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not is our stars,
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Men at some time are masters of their fates.
The fault, dear Brutus, is not is our stars,
But in ourselves, that we are underlings.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The anger of those in authority is always weighty.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
As is the mother, so is her daughter.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
