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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
The same dish cooked over and over again wears out the irksome
life of the teacher.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
It is not fair to treat as serious that which is only said in
joke.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
I gave the mouse a hole, and she is become my heire.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
