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Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in read more
One sorrow never comes but brings an heir,
That may succeed as his inheritor;
And so in ours, some neighboring nation,
Taking advantage of our misery,
Hath stuffed the hollow vessels with their power,
To beat us down, the which are down already;
And make a conquest of unhappy,
Whereas no glory 's got to overcome.
We are born poets. we become orators.
We are born poets. we become orators.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
You began better than you have finished; the last act is not
equal to the first.
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower read more
The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the
wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
We believe not a liar, even when he is speaking the truth.
