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Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
Condemn the fault, but not the actor of it.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
He who preserves a man's life against his will does the same
thing as if he slew him.
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp read more
Behold him in conceited circles sail,
Strutting and dancing and now planted stiff,
In all his pomp of pageantry, as if
He felt the eyes of Europe on his tail.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is no easy matter to say commonplace things in an original
way.
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
The wise hand doth not all that the foolish mouth speakes.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
There is no reliance to be placed on appearance.
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short read more
A long tongue is a signe of a short hand.
[A long tongue is a sign of a short hand.]
