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Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Strike the iron whilst it is hot.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Who hath no head, needes no heart.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
Nothing dries sooner then a teare.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
They condemn that which they cannot comprehend.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
