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Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious read more
Sweet are the uses of adversity,
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in his head.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
A fault is fostered by concealment.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Nothing is achieved without toil.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
Wine that cost nothing is digested before it be drunke.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
The more virtuous a man himself is, the less does he suspect
baseness in others.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
To have properly studied the liberal sciences gives a polish to
our manners, and removes all awkwardness.
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
O, what a tangled web we weave,
When first we practise to deceive!
