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A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
The market is the best garden.
The market is the best garden.
We frolic while 'tis May.
We frolic while 'tis May.
What is the matter with Kansas?
What is the matter with Kansas?
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
The higher the tower, the greater the fall thereof.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.
He found a city of bricks, he left one of marble.