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Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Send a wise man on an errand, and say nothing unto him.
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
That which never has been, never is, and never will be.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Give me the ocular proof.
Give me the ocular proof.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
Don't promise twice what you can do at once.
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
They make a desert and they call it peace.
They make a desert and they call it peace.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
Bring a lawsuit against a man who can pay; the poor man's acts
are not worth the expence.
