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Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then
by stars at their nativities.
Infants manners are moulded more by the example of Parents, then
by stars at their nativities.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
Who likes not the drinke, God deprives him of bread.
After supper walk a mile.
After supper walk a mile.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
He is the furthest from danger, who is on his guard even when in
safety.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
So much greater is our thirst for glory than for virtue.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.
Mystery magnifies danger, as the fog does the sun.