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Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
Hasty conclusions lead to speedy repentance.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
Praise a hill, but keepe below.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
Who hath bitter in his mouth, spits not all sweet.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
The vices of idleness are only to be shaken off by active
employment.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Good horses make short miles.
Good horses make short miles.
