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The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
The mob may hiss me, but I congratulate myself while I
contemplate my treasures in their hoard.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
'Tis best to pause, and think, ere you rush on.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
In vain will you fly from one vice if in your wilfulness you
embrace another.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
He that goes softly goes safely.
He that goes softly goes safely.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
We hate merit while it is with us; when taken away from our gaze,
we long for it jealously.
