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On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
Politeness and an affable address are our best introduction.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
A mans discontent is his worst evill.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
When sorrows come, they come not single spies,
But in battalions.
