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If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.
Something must be allowed to custom.
Something must be allowed to custom.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
O well for him whose will is strong,
He suffers, but he will not suffer long.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
Give assistance, and receive thanks lighter than a feather:
injure a man, and his wrath will be like lead.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
The world itself is too small for the covetous.
