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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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Meaning of following sentences?
0 To gossip is a fault; to libel, a crime; to slander, a sin. 02 br
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00 Let not ambition mock their useful toil. 02 br
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00 What is the meaning of above two sentences? 0-
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00 Let not ambition mock their useful toil. 02 br
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12 br 12 blockquote 11 font 00 The second sentene is beyond me. It don't make no sense. 02 font 00 0-
- 12 br 12 blockquote 11 font 00 The second sentene is beyond me.
- It don't make no sense.
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01 cite 10 User_gary 12 cite 10 To gossip is a fault 11 font 10 naughty 12 font 10 ; to libel, a crime 11 font 10 you can go to court 12 font 10 ; to slander, a sin 11 font 10 discuss it with *** 12 font 10 . 12 br
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20 To gossip is a fault 21 font 20 naughty 22 font 20 ; to libel, a crime 21 font 20 you can go to court 22 font 20 ; to slander, a sin 21 font
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"Let not ambition mock their useful toil."
useful toil suggest good work.
we don't want ambition to mock the good work they are doing.
so it depends whose ambition we're talking about.
1) the workers' ambition
2) outsiders looking at the work
i'd prefer to see it as outsiders looking in.
it makes more sense.
if outsiders are criticizing the workers'
useful toil suggest good work.
we don't want ambition to mock the good work they are doing.
so it depends whose ambition we're talking about.
1) the workers' ambition
2) outsiders looking at the work
i'd prefer to see it as outsiders looking in.
it makes more sense.
if outsiders are criticizing the workers'
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