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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
He who sounds his own trumpet will soon find plenty to laugh at
him.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
They are raised on high that their fall may be the greater.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
He that passeth a winters day escapes an enemy.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
Who like sour fruit to stir their veins' salt tides.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
I dare do all that may become a man;
Who dares do more is none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
