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“The foolish are like ripples on water, For whatsoever they do is quickly effaced; But the righteous are like carvings upon stone, For their smallest act is durable.”
“Fidelity is the sister of justice.”
“Every old poem is sacred.”
“There are words and accents by which this grief can be assuaged, and the disease in a great measure removed.”
“I strive to be brief but I become obscure.”
“This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist.”
“You may drive out nature with a pitchfork, yet she'll be constantly running back.”
“The one who cannot restrain their anger will wish undone, what their temper and irritation prompted them to do.”
“Pale death, with impartial step, knocks at the hut of the poor and the towers of kings.”
“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”
“He has not lived badly whose birth and death has been unnoticed by the world.”
“A shoe that is too large is apt to trip one, and when too small, to pinch the feet. So it is with those whose fortune does not suit them.”
“We are often deterred from crime by the disgrace of others.”
“A portion of mankind take pride in their vices and pursue their purpose; many more waver between doing what is right and complying with what is wrong.”
“It is your concern when your neighbor's wall is on fire.”
“he who is greedy is always in want”
“The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.”
“A heart well prepared for adversity in bad times hopes, and in good times fears for a change in fortune.”
“Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself.”
“Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings.”