It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.

It is proper that every man should measure himself by his own
proportion and standard.

Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
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Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

He jests at scars that never felt a wound.

Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
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Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just,
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
Whose conscience with injustice is corrupted.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes
of others.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Stir not dying embers.

Stir not dying embers.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.

Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.

Money, as it increases, becomes either the master or the slave of
ts owner.