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Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
So--now the danger dared at last,
Look back and smile at perils past!
The best mirrour is an old friend.
The best mirrour is an old friend.
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
Censure pardons the ravens but rebukes the doves. [The innocent
are punished and the wicked escape.]
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
The heart of kings is unsearchable.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
The love of dominion is the most engrossing passion.
