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There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Where it concerns himself,
Who's angry at a slander, makes it true.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Whether the pitcher hits the stone or the stone hits the pitcher,
it goes ill with the pitcher.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
Bashfulness is an enemy to poverty.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
Goods are theirs that enjoy them.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.
The ripest fruit first falls, and so doth he;
His time is spent, our pilgrimage must be.