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When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter read more
When a man is pleased with the lot of others, he is dissatisfied
with his own, as a matter of course.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back
To Know the road ahead, ask those coming back
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
One ungrateful man injures all who need assistance.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
You will be melancholy, if you are solitary.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
We have to thank God for this retirement.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
