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Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Glory comes too late when we are nought but ashes.
Heresie is the school of pride.
Heresie is the school of pride.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
Happier are the hands compast with yron, then a heart with
thoughts.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
The clown waits for the river to run itself dry. [Crossing
Cheapside.]
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Covetous of another man's, prodigal of his own.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
Deliberate before you begin; but, having carefully done so,
execute with vigour.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
