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Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
Even the good Homer is sometimes caught napping.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
He that makes his bed ill, lies there.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
Great king,
Few love to hear the sins they love to act.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
When modesty has once perished, it will never revive.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
Every one fastens where there is gaine.
