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Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
Breaking his oath and resolution, like
A twist of rotten silk.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth.
Make three bites of a cherry.
Make three bites of a cherry.
The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
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The mighty pyramids of stone
That wedge-like cleave the desert airs,
When nearer seen, and better known,
Are but gigantic flights of stairs.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
The truly noble mind has no resentments.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
Hee that strikes with his tongue, must ward with his head.
