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Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Let him who has granted a favour speak not of it; let him who has
received one, proclaim it.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
The evening praises the day, and the morning a frost.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
I hate ingratitude more in man
Than lying, vainness, babbling, drunkenness,
Or any taint of vice.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
He jests at scars that never felt a wound.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
Sit in your place and none can make you rise.
