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And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
And there begins a lang digression
About the lords o' the creation.
Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought.
Nothing requires a greater effort of thought than arguments to justify the rule of non-thought.
Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
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Reproachful speech from either side
The want of argument supplied;
They rail, reviled; as often ends
The contests of disputing friends.
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you read more
It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.
He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most.
He that flings dirt at another dirtieth himself the most.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this read more
No greater injury can be done to any youth than to let him feel that because he belongs to this or that race he will be advanced in life regardless of his own merits or efforts.
He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If
weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
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He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker. If
weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself.
[Lat., Aut potentior te, aut imbecillior laesit: si imbecillior,
barce ille; si potentior, tibi.]
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
It takes two to quarrel, but only one to end it.
