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To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]
To the devil with those who published before us.
[Lat., Pereant qui ante nos nostra dixerunt.]
Consider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them
that seek learning.
Consider that I laboured not for myself only, but for all them
that seek learning.
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
The wind which snuffs the candle fans the fire.
The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse,
For Tories own no argument but force;
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The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse,
For Tories own no argument but force;
With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent,
For Whigs allow no force but argument.
By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn.
By learning you will teach, by teaching you will learn.
Calamity is the test of integrity.
Calamity is the test of integrity.
It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.
It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance.
