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Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
The day is short, the work is much.
The day is short, the work is much.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
He that preacheth giveth almes.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
Eloquence enough, but little wisdom.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow read more
We have not wings, we cannot soar,
But we have feet to scale and climb
By slow degrees, by more and more,
The cloudy summits of our time.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
