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Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Be wise to-day; 'tis madness to defer.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Fooles bite one another, but wise-men agree together.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
He that praiseth himselfe spattereth himselfe.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
