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Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
Love makes all hard hearts gentle.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
A Lyons skin is never cheape.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
Consider what each soil will bear, and what each refuses.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray read more
O ye who teach the ingenuous youth of nations--
Holland, France, England, Germany or Spain;
I pray ye flog them upon all occasions,
It mends their morals--never mind the pain.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
It's an ill councell that hath no escape.
