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... never deviates , who never hazards a new thought , or a new expression , though his friends may compliment him upon his sagacity , though criti- cism lifts her feeble voice in his praise , will seldom arrive at anf degree of perfection ...
... never deviates , who never hazards a new thought , or a new expression , though his friends may compliment him upon his sagacity , though criti- cism lifts her feeble voice in his praise , will seldom arrive at anf degree of perfection ...
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... never forget it he who does one , should never remember it.— Charron . --Cul One day that he erstand of any that of 26 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
... never forget it he who does one , should never remember it.— Charron . --Cul One day that he erstand of any that of 26 THE WORLD'S LACONICS .
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... never it.- Benevolence aND GRATITUDE.- -It is another's fault if he be ungrateful , but it is mine if I do not give . To find one thankful man I will oblige a great many that are not so.- Seneca . BENEVOLENCE , EARLY . - I had rather never ...
... never it.- Benevolence aND GRATITUDE.- -It is another's fault if he be ungrateful , but it is mine if I do not give . To find one thankful man I will oblige a great many that are not so.- Seneca . BENEVOLENCE , EARLY . - I had rather never ...
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... never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.— Joineriana , 1772 . BOOKS , USEFUL . - Next to acquiring good friends , the best acquisition is that of good books . - Colton . BRIBERY . — A man who is furnished with arguments ...
... never fail us - never cease to instruct - never cloy.— Joineriana , 1772 . BOOKS , USEFUL . - Next to acquiring good friends , the best acquisition is that of good books . - Colton . BRIBERY . — A man who is furnished with arguments ...
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... never seen a court , is truly agreeable ; and if without them , would continue a clown , though he had been all his life a gentleman usher.- Goldsmith . CHANCERY . - Equity is a roguish thing ; for law we have a measure , and know what ...
... never seen a court , is truly agreeable ; and if without them , would continue a clown , though he had been all his life a gentleman usher.- Goldsmith . CHANCERY . - Equity is a roguish thing ; for law we have a measure , and know what ...
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