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The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
In doing nothing men learn to do evil.
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.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
In avoiding one vice fools rush into the opposite extreme.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
There is a limit at which forbearance ceases to be a virtue.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!
