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The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
The brightest of all things, the sun, hath its spots.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
And, oftentimes, excusing of a fault,
Doth make the fault the worse by the excuse.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
A burthen cheerfully borne becomes light.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
Villany reduces those whom it defiles to the same level.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
Old soldiers never die;
They fade away!
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice read more
They appear but here and there swimming in the vasty deep. [The
portions of some books really worth notice are few and far
between.]
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.
