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Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Hug the shore; let others try the deep.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Good is god, but better carries it.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth
the law, happy is he.
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still read more
I know myself now, and I feel within me
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A full belly neither fights nor flies well.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
A wealthy traveller fears an ambush, while one with empty pockets
journeys on in safety.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Reputation is an idle and most false imposition; oft got without
merit and lost without deserving.
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in read more
Should anyone attempt to deceive you by false expressions, and
not be a true friend at heart, act in the same manner, and thus
art will defeat art. [If you would catch a man let him think he
is catching you.]
