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None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
None make a greater show of sorrow than those who are most
delighted.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
Men speake of the faire, as things went with them there.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
What! would'st thou have a serpent sting thee twice?
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Stay a little and news will find you.
Stay a little and news will find you.