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A child correct behind and not before.
A child correct behind and not before.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
To a boyling pot flies comes not.
[To a boiling pot flies come not.]
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
Mony refused looseth its brightnesse.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the
attempt.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
He, who holds out but a doubtful hope of succour to the
afflicted, denies it.
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
Be not arrogant when fortune smiles, or dejected when she frowns.
