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'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
'Tis in grain, sir; 'twill endure wind and weather.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
Where McGregor sits, there is the head of the table.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
He that hath time and looks for better time, time comes that he
repents himself of time.
The first blow is as much as two.
The first blow is as much as two.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
We are not born for ourselves alone.
