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Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
Danger comes on us more speedily when we treat it with contempt.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
This is truth the poet sings,
That a sorrow's crown of sorrows is remembering happier things.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
He that commits a fault, thinkes every one speakes of it.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
Hee that hath a Fox for his mate, hath neede of a net at his
girdle.
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the read more
They be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the
blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
