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Falsehoods border on truths.
Falsehoods border on truths.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
Beware of the young doctor and the old barber.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Thou wear a lion's hide! doff it for shame,
And hang a calf's skin on those recreant limbs.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
Snuffling through his nose some stale joke.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
To climb steep hills
Requires slow pace at first.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.
Shee spins well that breedes her children.