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The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
The world knows only two, that's Rome and I.
Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.
Always hold your head up but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.
Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such read more
Whoe'er imagines prudence all his own,
Or deems that he hath powers to speak and judge
Such as none other hath, when they are known,
They are found shallow.
He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained read more
He fell in love with himself at first sight and it is a passion to which he has always remained faithful. Selflove seems so often unrequited.
Conceit is God's gift to little men
Conceit is God's gift to little men
In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.
In men this blunder still you find,
All think their little set mankind.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am read more
These signs have marked me extraordinary,
And all the courses of my life do show
I am not in the roll of common men.
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. read more
Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things,
but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own
conceits.
