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Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
Genteel in personage,
Conduct, and equipage;
Noble by heritage,
Generous and free.
She was and is (what can there more be said?)
On earth the first, in heaven the second maid.
She was and is (what can there more be said?)
On earth the first, in heaven the second maid.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
One can acquire everything in solitude except character.
You must look into people, as well as at them.
You must look into people, as well as at them.
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is read more
Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
Most men are bad.
Most men are bad.
They love, they hate, but cannot do without him.
They love, they hate, but cannot do without him.
Knight without fear and without reproach.
[Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]
Knight without fear and without reproach.
[Fr., Chevalier sans peur et sans reproche.]
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.
