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Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
Good hope is often beguiled by her own augury.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
He who is most on his guard is often himself taken in.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice;
Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
For 'tis not good that children should know any wickedness.
The comforters head never akes.
The comforters head never akes.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
Ridicule often cuts the knot, where severity fails.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.
My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are spent
without hope.