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How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
How much a dunce that has been sent to roam
Excels a dunce that has been kept at home.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
Ignorance of impending evil is far better than a knowledge of its
approach.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He who has once made himself notorious as utterly unprincipled,
is not credited even when he speaks the truth.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
He that hath the spice, may season as he list.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
For many are called, but few are chosen.
