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It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Accursed poison lies hid beneath sweet honey.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Those things please more, which are more expensive.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Power seldome grows old at Court.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.