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By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long and wise experience.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Never less alone, than when alone.
Never less alone, than when alone.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
Serve a noble disposition, though poore, the time comes that hee
will repay thee.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
The snow has at last melted, the fields regain their herbage, and
the trees their leaves.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
