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To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
To learn from other men's mistakes to prevent your own.
Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested
destroys its chance of revenge.
Concealed anger is to be feared; but hatred openly manifested
destroys its chance of revenge.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Sweet is pleasure after pain.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
Don't shit on your own doorstep.
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud read more
The web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together;
our virtues would be proud if our faults whipped them not, and
our crimes would despair if they were not cherished by our
virtues.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
To make a commencement requires a mental effort.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
A trade is better then service.
A trade is better then service.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
