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Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
They let out on hire their passions and eloquence. [Referring to
lawyers.]
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
Change but the name, and you are the subject of the story.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Wealth increaseth, but a nameless something is ever wanting to
our insufficient fortune.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
No hour brings good fortune to one man without bringing
misfortune to another.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
Not only can water float a boat, it can sink it also.
