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That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
That father perished at the stake
For tenets he would not forsake.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A wise man needes not blush for changing his purpose.
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
Flattery brings friends, but the truth begets enmity.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
The mind flies back with a grand recoil
From debts not due till to-morrow.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Fine words dresse ill deedes.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
Greene wood makes a hott fire.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
The gods alone know, what kind of wife a man will have.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
