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The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
The tongue walkes where the teeth speede not.
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
Of two evils choose the least.
[Lat., E duobus malis minimum eligendum.]
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
The War is not don so long as my Enemy lives.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
A man in power, once becoming obnoxious, his acts, good or bad,
will work out his ruin.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping,
the good in learning.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
A handfull of good life is better then a bushell of learning.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
