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Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
A loss, of which we are ignorant, is no loss.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
That monster, custom, who all sense doth eat
Of habit's devil.
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The deepest rivers flow with the least sound.
[Lat., Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labuntur.]
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
In the mouth of a bad dog fals often a good bone.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Be not for ever harassed by impotent desire.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
Joking apart, now let us be serious.
