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Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
Be firm or mild as the occasion may require.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Strike up the dance, the cava bowl fill high.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
Knowledge makes one laugh, but wealth makes one dance.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
He who accuses another of wrong should look well into his own
conduct.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
A coward calls himself cautious, a miser thrifty.
The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues
a Deity.
The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues
a Deity.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.
Present fears
Are less than horrible imaginings.