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The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The genius, wit, and spirit of a nation are discovered in its
proverbs.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Man's inhumanity to man
Makes countless thousands mourn!
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Mention not a halter in the house of him that was hanged.
Our praises are our wages.
Our praises are our wages.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Now would I give a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of barren
ground--long heath, brown furze, anything.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.
Strength without judgment falls by its own weight.