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Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
Grief is put to flight and assuaged by generous draughts.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
He who would have the kernel must crack the shell.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
He who speaks evil only differs from his who does evil in that he
lacks opportunity.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
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Think nought a trifle, though it small appear;
Small sands the mountain, moments make the year,
And trifles life.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a while, that we may make an end the sooner.
