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The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
Brabling Curres never want torne eares.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
Who praiseth Saint Peter, doth not blame Saint Paul.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
Oft expectation fails, and most oft there,
Where most it promises.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Oh, sweet youth, how soon it fades!
Sweet joys of youth, how fleeting!
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
Adversity's sweet milk, philosophy.
