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It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
What may be done at any time will be done at no time.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
How far that little candle throws its beams;
So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
At Rome I love Tibur; then, like a weathercock, at Tibur Rome.
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Enough is as good as a feast.
Enough is as good as a feast.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
Every thing is of use to a houskeeper.
The offender never pardons.
The offender never pardons.
