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He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Make it a point not to be over-fascinating.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
Open rebuke is better than secret love.
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A word spoken in due season, how good is it!
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
Chill penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
The weakest goes to the wall.
The weakest goes to the wall.
