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When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
When the lightning strikes but one, not one only does it terrify.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
It was the piece of straw that broke the camel's back.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
Going as if he trod upon eggs.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
One who sets off to the best advantage his every act and speech.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
Retirement without literary amusements is death itself, and a
living tomb.
