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Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
There is no man, though never so little, but sometimes he can
hurt.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
The mind that broods o'er guilty woes
Is like a scorpion girt by fire.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
It is always safe to learn, even from our enemies, seldom safe to
venture to instruct, even our friends.
He that sowes trusts in God.
He that sowes trusts in God.
What is the matter with Kansas?
What is the matter with Kansas?
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem read more
He whom the gods love dies young, whilst he is full of health,
perception, and judgment.
[Lat., Quem dii diligunt,
Adolescens moritur, dum valet, sentit, sapit.]
