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John Gay Quotes: Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.
         

Fools may our scorn, not envy, raise. For envy is a kind of praise.


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Thus shadow owes its birth to light.



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Lions, wolves, and vultures don't live together in herds, droves or flocks. Of all animals of prey, man is the only sociable one. Every one of us preys upon his neighbor, and yet we herd together.



Envy is a kind of praise.

Envy is a kind of praise.



You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.

You can only be called a hypocrite if you judge others first.



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And when a lady's in the case, You know, all other things give place.



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Nor love, not honor, wealth nor power, can give the heart a cheerful hour when health is lost. Be timely wise; With health all taste of pleasure flies.



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