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God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
God gives his wrath by weight, and without weight his mercy.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
To have acquired wealth is with many not to end but to change the
nature of their troubles.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
By flying, men often rush into the midst of calamities.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
The excesses of our youth are drafts upon our old age, payable
with interest about thirty years after date.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
Actions from youth, advice from the middle-aged, prayers from the
aged.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
