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No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
No profit to honour, no honour to Religion.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
Men who ape the saint and play the sinner.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
Good swimmers at length are drowned.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
