The charitable heart hath an empty pocket.
* * * * *
The cry of the poor is an eternal remonstrance.
* * * * *
The ocean of hope springs from a single drop of sympathy.
* * * * *
The old-time robber was the father of the new time financier.
* * * * *
Injustice sleeps in a bed of roses which rests on a bed of thorns.
* * * * *
The lamb 'love' and the wolf 'hate' tarry not long in the same pen.
* * * * *
A feather from the wing of truth is of more weight than a mountain of
lies.
* * * * *
Only the key sympathy can unlock the sacred chamber hidden in every
heart.
* * * * *
The bloodless wreath of love is stronger than a tyrant's chain. The one
shall yet bind the world, the other be broken by a simple wish.
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