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Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
He that once hitts, is ever bending.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
The drunkard is convicted by his praises of wine.
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
Who thinks anything of goitre on the Alps?
