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A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
A hand may first, and then a lip be kiss'd.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.
Of joys departed
Not to return, how painful the remembrance.