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Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
Better a bare foote then none.
[Better a barefoot than none.]
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
He has carried every point, who has combined that which is useful
with that which is agreeable.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
Wisdom is not only to be acquired, but enjoyed.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
By looking at squinting people you learn to squint.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.
The orange that is too hard squeezed yields a bitter juice.