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If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
To dismiss a guest is a more ungracious act than not to admit him
at all.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
Lying lips are abomination to the Lord.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
No greater grief than to remember days
Of joy when misery is at hand.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
Not if you burst yourself will you equal him.
