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He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Wind puffs up empty bladders; opinion, fools.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
'Tis pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print;
A book's a book, although there's nothing in 't.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
What's gone, and what's past help,
Should be past grieve.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
He is most powerful who governs himself.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Chuse a horse made, and a wife to make.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.