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Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.
Shewa good man his errour and he turnes it to a vertue, but an
ill, it doubles his fault.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
Ease and honour are seldom bed-fellows.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
If your head is wax, don't walk in the sun.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
There are calumnies against which even innocence loses courage.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.
Every time you get angry, you poison your own system. -Alfred Montapert.
Every time you get angry, you poison your own system. -Alfred Montapert.