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The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
The more honesty a man has the less he affects the air of a
saint.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it
is useless.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
Such a Saint, such an offering.
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Men shut their doors against the setting sun.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
Or will you think, my friend, your bus'ness done
When, of a hundred thorns, you pull out one.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
There are games in which it is better to lose than win.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.