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The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
The worst of law is, that one suit breedes twenty.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
He that lives most dies most.
He that lives most dies most.
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it read more
What is harder than stone?
What more soft than water?
Nevertheless hard though the rock be, it is hollowed by the wave.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
Nothing is more obnoxious than a low person raised to a high
position.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
And whispering, "I will ne'er consent," consented.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
Only by the candle, held in the skeleton hand of Poverty, can man
read his own dark heart.
