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It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
It is not becoming to grieve immoderately for the dead.
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely read more
Pry not into the affairs of others, and keep secret that which
has been entrusted to you, though sorely tempted by wine and
passion.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
He puls with a long rope, that waits for anothers death.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
Wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered
together.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
Two sparrows on one Ear of Corn make an ill agreement.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
He makes a solitude, and calls it peace.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
Let not him that feares feathers come among wild-foule.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
