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Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
Gluttony kills more then the sword.
[Gluttony kills more than the sword.]
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the read more
A man's first care should be to avoid the reproaches of his own
heart, his next to escape the censures of the world.
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.
Let your mind, happily contented with the present, care not what
the morrow will bring with it.
Anger manages everything badly.
Anger manages everything badly.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
It is well not to lend too easy an ear to accusations.
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
Fall back upon a name? rest, rot in that?
Not keep it noble, make it nobler? Fools!
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
You may envy every one, but no one envies you.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
A fair day in winter is the mother of a storme.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.
Caution comes too late when we are in the midst of evils.