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Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
Not to create confusion in what is clear, but to throw light on
what is obscure.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
The shadow of a mighty name.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
He who sings the praises of his boyhood's days.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Willowes are weak, yet they bind other wood.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Catch the opportunity while it lasts, and rely not on what the
morrow may bring.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt not escape
calumny.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
He that can make a fire well, can end a quarrell.
