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Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form read more
Life isn't all beer and skittles; but beer and skittles or
something better of the same sort, must form a good part of every
Englishman's education.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
Three can hold their peace, if two be away.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
Take time: much may be gained by patience.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
My hair is grey, but not with years.
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb read more
Rains driven by storms fall not perpetually on the land already
sodden, neither do varying gales for ever disturb the Caspian
sea.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
He who says what he likes, must hear what he does not like.
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his read more
Why will no man confess his faults? Because he continues to
indulge in them; a man cannot tell his dream till he wakes.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
The love of money and the love of learning rarely meet.
