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A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
The way of transgressors is hard.
The way of transgressors is hard.
Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
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Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale,
Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man,
And bitter shame hath spoiled the sweet world's taste,
That it yields nought but shame and bitterness.
Thus one thing requires assistance from another, and joins in
friendly help.
Thus one thing requires assistance from another, and joins in
friendly help.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Give a man enough rope and he'll hang himself.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Great things rush to the destruction of each other.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to read more
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.
The charges of building and making of gardens are unknowne.