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He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
He who asks with timidity invites a refusal.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
If you are only an underling, don't dress too fine.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
No man ought to be twice tried for the same offence.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
Rashness is the companion of youth, prudence of old age.
