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Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
Prudence will punish to prevent crime, not to avenge it.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
I would not exchange my life of ease and quiet for the riches of
Arabia.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Subtlety set a trap and caught itself.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
Sleepe without supping, and wake without owing.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
You walk over red-hot lava hidden beneath treacherous ashes.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
An inch in missing is as bad as an ell.
