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Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
Handsome features are a silent recommendation.
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
But, Clifford, tell me, didst thou never hear,
That things ill got had ever bad success?
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Turn, Fortune, turn thy wheel, and lower the proud.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
Their rise is one of difficulty, whose merits are impeded by
poverty.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Bear with evil, and expect good.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Fidelity, purchased with money, money can destroy.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale.
