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It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the read more
It's a poore sport that's not worth the candle.
[It is a poor sport that is not worth the candle.]
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Honourable peace becomes men, fierce anger should belong to
beasts.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Light cares cry out; the great ones still are dumb.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Take heed of a step-mother; the very name of her sufficeth.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Pleasant is the recollection of dangers past.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
Passion and strife bow down the mind.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
The man of wisdom is the man of years.
