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A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest.
Success brings many to ruin.
Success brings many to ruin.
But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.
But in the glances of his eye
A penetrating keen and sly
Expression found its home.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Drooping along the ground the vine misses its widowed elm.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Evening words are not like to morning.
Evening words are not like to morning.