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Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
Modesty once lost, never returns into favour.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
The wolfe eats oft of the sheep that have been warn'd.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The wearer knowes, where the shoe wrings.
[The wearer knows best where the shoe pinches.]
The next way home's the farthest way about.
The next way home's the farthest way about.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
Although the last, not least.
Although the last, not least.
