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Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Anger should never appear in awarding punishment.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
Fighting without concert, they suffer universal defeat.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He that thinks amiss, concludes worse.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
He cannot be vertuous that is not rigorous.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
A foole may throw a stone into a well, which a hundred wise men
cannot pull out.
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable read more
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
We are deceived by the semblance of what is just.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.
The bird that hath been limed in a bush
With trembling wing misdoubteth every bush.