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E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
E'en his failings leaned to virtue's side.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
Neither eyes on letters, nor hands in coffers.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
That delay is our surest protection which enables us to
deliberate on the merits of our intentions.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
He is not poore that hath little, but he that desireth much.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
The guilty are alarmed and turn pale at the slightest thunder.
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
Silence gives consent.
[Lat., Qui tacet, consentire videtur.]
It will please though ten times repeated.
It will please though ten times repeated.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
Work while your strength and years permit you; crooked age will
by-and-by come upon you with silent foot.
