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Let him love none and be by none beloved!
Let him love none and be by none beloved!
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
Many kisse the hand they wish cut off.
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera read more
He carries a stone in one hand, and offers bread with the other.
[Lat., Altera manu fert lapidem, altera panem ostentat.]
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
