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A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
A righteous man regardeth the life of this beast: but the tender
mercies of the wicked are cruel.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
When it thunders, the theefe becomes honest.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
The tear that is wiped with a little address,
May be follow'd perhaps by a smile.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
Fight thou with shafts of silver, and o'ercome
When no force else can get the masterdom.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
