A Dictionary of Quotations in Prose: From American and Foreign Authors, Including Translations from Ancient SourcesAnna Lydia Ward |
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... Poor Richard's Almanac . 71 We may give advice , but we cannot give conduct . 72 Benjamin Franklin : Poor Richard's Almanac . Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us ex- cept the very thing we wish them to do . There is ...
... Poor Richard's Almanac . 71 We may give advice , but we cannot give conduct . 72 Benjamin Franklin : Poor Richard's Almanac . Our friends are generally ready to do everything for us ex- cept the very thing we wish them to do . There is ...
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... poor make themselves poorer as apes of the rich , and the merely rich carry themselves like princes . 121 Lew Wallace : Ben - Hur . Bk . iv . Ch . 11 . AMERICA -see Freedom , Government , Great Brit- ain , Liberty , Newspapers ...
... poor make themselves poorer as apes of the rich , and the merely rich carry themselves like princes . 121 Lew Wallace : Ben - Hur . Bk . iv . Ch . 11 . AMERICA -see Freedom , Government , Great Brit- ain , Liberty , Newspapers ...
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... poor child the more unmercifully in order that he may weep plenty of pearls . 257 Heine : Wit , Wisdom , and Pathos . Musical Notes from Paris . The one thing that marks the true artist is a clear percep- tion and a firm , bold hand ...
... poor child the more unmercifully in order that he may weep plenty of pearls . 257 Heine : Wit , Wisdom , and Pathos . Musical Notes from Paris . The one thing that marks the true artist is a clear percep- tion and a firm , bold hand ...
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... Poor - Devil Author . The Books ! their worth is a matter of fancy , say of weakness to the weaker part of mankind ; they have no standard value , none at their birth . Hence the unknown maker of a book- I speak especially of the time ...
... Poor - Devil Author . The Books ! their worth is a matter of fancy , say of weakness to the weaker part of mankind ; they have no standard value , none at their birth . Hence the unknown maker of a book- I speak especially of the time ...
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... poor ; but endowed with this treasure of treasures , the poorest man is rich . He has wealth which no power can diminish , riches which are always increasing , possessions which the more he scatters the more they accumulate , friends ...
... poor ; but endowed with this treasure of treasures , the poorest man is rich . He has wealth which no power can diminish , riches which are always increasing , possessions which the more he scatters the more they accumulate , friends ...
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