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Righteousness exalteth a nation.
Righteousness exalteth a nation.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
The shortest follies are the best.
[Fr., Les plus courtes folies sont les meilleures.]
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
In doubtful matters boldness is everything.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
