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Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
A creature not too bright nor good
For human nature's daily food.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
The fault of the horse is put on the saddle.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
Revenge is sweeter than life itself.
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means read more
The robber and the cautious traveller alike are girded with the
sword; the one uses it as a means of attack, the other as a means
of defence.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Happy is the man to whom nature has given a sufficiency with even
a sparing hand.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
Either wealth is much increased, or moderation is much decayed.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
They say, best men are moulded out of faults.
