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The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He makes no friend who never made a foe.
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
He paints a dolphin in the woods, a boar in the waves.
[Lat., Delphinum sylvis appingit, fluctibus aprum.]
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
Night is the mother of Councels.
Night is the mother of Councels.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
