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The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
The less of this cold world the more of heaven.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
O, while you live, tell truth, and shame the devil.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
Wish to be what you are, and wish for no other position.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
You harp perpetually on the same string.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Manie things are lost for want of asking.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
Honour and profit lie not in one sacke.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
