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The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
The more skilful the gambler, the worse the man.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
The Baal-adorer bows on Sinai's steep;
Yet there, e'en there, O God, thy thunders sleep.
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Fortune is never satisfied with bringing one sorrow.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
