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Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
Every accusation against a fallen man gains credence.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
What is now an act of reason, was but blind impulse.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
Base envy withers at another's joy,
And hates that excellence it cannot reach.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
Two other precious drops that ready stood,
Each, in their crystal sluice, he ere they fell
Kiss'd.
