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I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
I see the better course and approve of it; I follow, alas! the
worse!
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
A third Cato has dropped from the skies.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
The more highminded a man is the more easily is his anger
appeased.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
That which two will, takes effect.
That which two will, takes effect.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
In a Leopard the spotts are not observed.
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
To go upon the Franciscans Hackney (i.e. on foot).
