The terrible burden of having nothing to do.
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He Moliere pleases all the world, but can- not please himself.
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Nothing but truth is lovely, nothing fair.
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Now two punctilious envoys, Thine and Mine Embroil the earth about a fancied line And, dwelling much on right and much on wrong, Prove how the right is chiefly with the strong.
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Honor is like an island, rugged and without a beach, once we have left it, we can never return.
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