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Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
Nor am I ashamed, as some are, to confess my ignorance of those
matters with which I am unacquainted.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
One man restored our fortunes by delay. [By skilfully avoiding
an engagement, Fabius exhausted the resources of the enemy.]
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
All the Armes of England will not arme feare.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
Hee hath no leisure who useth it not.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
