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Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Compound for sins they are inclined to,
By damning those they have no mind to.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Maxims are the condensed good sense of nations.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
To a good spender God is the Treasurer.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
What you keep by you, you may change and mend;
But words once spoke can never be recall'd.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
Old men, when they scorne young, make much of death.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
Am I always to be a mere listener? Shall I never reply?
