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Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
Unless the vessel be pure, everything which is poured into it
will turn sour.
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
A coole mouth, and warme feet, live long.
[A cool mouth, and warm feet, live long.]
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
Regarding nothing as done, while ought remained to be done.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
The hair that covers the wit is more than the wit, for the
greater hides the less.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Though the power be wanting, the will deserves praise.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Every man's censure is first moulded in his own nature.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
