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No creature smarts so little as a fool.
No creature smarts so little as a fool.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
A noble plant suites not with a stubborne ground.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.
The Wolfe knowes, what the ill beast thinkes.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
Perhaps the early grave
Which men weep over may be meant to save.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
The Law is not the same at morning and at night.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
