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A man should not keep

A man should not keep company with one whose character, family, and abode are unknown.
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To consider, Is this man

To consider, Is this man of our own or an alien? is a mark of little-minded persons; but the whole earth is of kin to the generous-hearted.*
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The lustre of a virtuous

The lustre of a virtuous character cannot be defaced, nor can the vices of a vicious man ever become lucid. A jewel preserves its lustre, though trodden in the mud, but a brass pot, though placed upon the head, is brass still.
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The wife of bad conduct?constantly

The wife of bad conduct?constantly pleased with quarrelling?she is known by wise men to be cruel Old Age in the form of a wife.
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His action no applause invites

His action no applause invites Who simply good with good repays; He only justly merits praise Who wrongful deeds with kind requites.*
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