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He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
He tells old wives' tales much to the point.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
It is the nature of the unfortunate to be spiteful, and to envy
those who are well to do.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
To have the same likes and dislikes, therein consists the firmest
bond of friendship.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
You have eaten a meal dangerously seasoned. [You have laid up a
grief in store for yourself.]
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
Leave not a sword in the hand of an idiot.
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's read more
At morn the blackcock trims his jetty wing,
'Tis morning prompts the linnet's blithest lay;
All Nature's children feel the matin spring
Of life reviving, with reviving day.
