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The poet is the nearest borderer upon the orator.


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The voice so sweet, the words so fair, As some soft chime had stroked the air; And though the sound had parted thence, Still left an echo in the sense.



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True happiness consists not in the multitude of friends, but in the worth and choice.



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A good man will avoid the spot of any sin. The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him choose his way in his life, as he would in his journey.



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Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup And I'll not look for wine.



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Success produces confidence; confidence relaxes industry, and negligence ruins the reputation which accuracy had raised.



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