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Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.
A smiling face is half the meal.
A smiling face is half the meal.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
Hee that bewailes himselfe hath the cure in his hands.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
It is equally a fault to believe all men or to believe none.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
A life of honour and of worth
Has no eternity on earth,--
'Tis but a name.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Not perfect, nay, but full of tender wants.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
A man that is warned is half armed.
A man that is warned is half armed.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.
