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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.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
He threatens many that hath injured one.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
One foote is better then two crutches.
One foote is better then two crutches.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Cruelty is more cruell, if we defer the pain.
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Every one who repeats it adds something to the scandal. [The
rolling snow-ball.]
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
The vertue of a coward is suspition.
