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Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
Revenge and wrong bring forth their kind;
The foul cubs like their parents are.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
You cannot make the fire so low but it will get out.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
There is sufficient reward in the mere consciousness of a good
action.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
We make allowance for necessity.
We make allowance for necessity.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
Mad desire, when it has the most, longs for more.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
The dog that licks ashes, trust not with meale.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.