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A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
A cup concealed in the dress is rarely honestly carried.
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one read more
It is a disgrace to say one thing and think another; but how much
more disgraceful to write one thing and think another!
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right read more
There is a medium in all things. There are certain limits
beyond, or within which, that which is right cannot exist.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
The mind still longs for what it has missed, and loses itself in
the contemplation of the past.
