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Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Vertue and a Trade are the best portion for Children.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
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Should banded unions persecute
Opinions, and induce a time
When single thought is civil crime,
And individual freedom mute,
. . . .
Then waft me from the harbour's mouth,
Wild wind, I seek a warmer sky.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
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It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
The web of life is of mingled yarn, good and ill together.
What is the matter with Kansas?
What is the matter with Kansas?
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Hee that makes a good warre makes a good peace.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
