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Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
Old age creeps on us ere we think it nigh.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold
as a lion.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
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The rose is fairest when 'tis budding new,
And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears;
The rose is sweetest wash'd with morning dew,
And love is loveliest when embalm'd in tears.
A stone in a well is not lost.
A stone in a well is not lost.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
An Asse endures his burden, but not more then his burden.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
Consider it the greatest of all virtues to restrain the tongue.
