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There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious
purpose.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
It is sheer folly to take unwilling hounds to the chase.
To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too read more
To learn what is good, a thousand days are not sufficient; to learn what is evil, an hour is too long.
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but read more
A man should choose a friend who is better than himself. There are plenty of acquaintances in the world; but very few real friends.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
'Tis pleasant to have a large heap to take from.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
