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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to read more
If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be
thirsty, give him water to drink.
For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord
shall reward thee.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
Hope is the poore mans bread.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
The Chollerick drinkes, the Melancholick eats, the Flegmatick
sleepes.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
It is a kingly act to help the fallen.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
At lovers' perjuries,
They say Jove laughs.
Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
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Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing.
'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands;
But he that filches from me my good name
Robs me of that which not enriches him
And makes me poor indeed.
