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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
Modesty sets off one newly come to honour.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
If half thy outward graces had been placed
About the thoughts and counsels of thy heart.
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.]
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labour and to wait.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
Wine ever paies for his loding.
The best bred have the best portion.
The best bred have the best portion.
