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And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
And we must take the current when it serves;
Or lose our ventures.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
The fox barks not when he would steal the lamb.
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.
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath!
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
The vulgar follow Fortune's glances.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a read more
Before you make a friend, eate a bushell of salt with him.
[Before you make a friend, eat a bushel of salt with him.]
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
That which prematurely arrives at perfection soon perishes.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
There needs a long time to know the worlds pulse.
