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Words pay no debts.
Words pay no debts.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
Idleness ruins the constitution.
Idleness ruins the constitution.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
That which you know, know not; and that which you see, see not.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
As the yellow gold is tried in the fire, so is sincerity tested
in adversity.
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may read more
Riches too increase, and the maddening craving for gold,
So that men ever seek for more, that they may have the most.