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Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
Hee that lookes not before, finds himselfe behind.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
The time will come when you will hate the sight of a mirror.
There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
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There is no jollitie but hath a smack of folly.
[There is no jollity but hath a smack of folly.]
Seeming genial, venial fault.
Seeming genial, venial fault.
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters read more
It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave
fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.
You may safely leave that matter to take care of itself.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.