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Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
First come, first served.
First come, first served.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
Better to be blinde, then to see ill.
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
He stands the shadow of a mighty name.
[Lat., Stat magni nominis umbra.]
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
Take heed of a person marked, and a Widdow thrice married.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
The face, not the woman is the attraction.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
Great cowardice is hidden by a bluster of daring.
