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Modesty should accompany youth.
Modesty should accompany youth.
Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.
Time puts an end to speculation in opinions, and confirms the
laws of nature.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Betray not a secret even though racked by wine or wrath.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
He did not care a button for it.
He did not care a button for it.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Little losses amaze, great tame.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]