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Great men have reaching hands.
Great men have reaching hands.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
He who takes the profit ought also to take the labour.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
That least pleases us which is most urged on us.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
He that dies without the company of good men puts not himselfe
into a good way.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
Where ignorance is bliss,
'Tis folly to be wise.
