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One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
A novice always behaves with propriety.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Heat not a furnace for your foe so hot
That it doth singe yourself.
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
Vain, froward child of empire, say,
Are all thy playthings snatched away?
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
In spending lies the advantage.
In spending lies the advantage.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
He who assists the wicked will in time rue it.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
As wither'd roses yield a late perfume.
