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One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
Love and dignity do not dwell together.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.
Do what you should, not what you may.
Do what you should, not what you may.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
One man excels in eloquence, another in arms.
