Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.

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A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

No one ever became extremely wicked suddenly.

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty...

This is his first punishment, that by the verdict of his own heart no guilty...

Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.

Poverty is bitter, but it has no harder pang than that it makes men ridiculous.

The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour is hastening on;...

The brief span of our poor unhappy life to its final hour is hastening on;...

There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman.

There is hardly a case in which the dispute was not caused by a woman.

For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.

For women's tears are but the sweat of eyes.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

Rare is the union of beauty and purity.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

A man who has nothing can whistle in a robber's face

Revenge is sweet, sweeter than life itself - so say fools

Revenge is sweet, sweeter than life itself - so say fools

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my...

Yes, know thyself: in great concerns or small, Be this thy care, for this, my...

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind

Revenge is always the weak pleasure of a little and narrow mind

Wisdom to be sure is the great conqueror of Fortune, giving precepts in its sanctified...

Wisdom to be sure is the great conqueror of Fortune, giving precepts in its sanctified...

Be, as many now are, rich to yourself, poor to your friends.

Be, as many now are, rich to yourself, poor to your friends.

It is difficult not to write satire.

It is difficult not to write satire.

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of...

Hold it the greatest sin to prefer existence to honor, and for the sake of...

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

Our virtues are most frequently but vices disguised.

One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.

One globe seemed all too small for the youthful Alexander.

Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he had a tender heart; this is...

Nature, in giving tears to man, confessed that he had a tender heart; this is...