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He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He is a foolish swimmer who swims against the stream, when he
might take the current sideways.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
He thinkes not well, that thinkes not againe.
We know this to be all nonsense.
We know this to be all nonsense.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
The generous heart
Should scorn a pleasure which gives others pain.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
