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Circumstances alter cases.
Circumstances alter cases.
He that serves, must serve.
He that serves, must serve.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
One eye-witness is better than ten hearsays.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
Seek not to inquire what the morrow will bring with it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,
Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike;
Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,
A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
