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He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
As dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to this folly.
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow read more
Our yesterday's to-morrow now is gone,
And still a new to-morrow does come on.
We by to-morrow draw out all our store,
Till the exhausted well can yield no more.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
An inch in a miss is as good as an ell.
You kick against the goad.
You kick against the goad.
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
You must loose a flie to catch a trout.
[You must lose a fly to catch a trout.]
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
