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Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
Hee stands not surely, that never slips.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
No Church-yard is so handsom, that a man would desire straight to
bee buried there.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
Praise none too much, for all are fickle.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
He touches nothing but he adds a charm.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
