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The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
A good Judge conceives quickly, judges slowly.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
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He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Take away her rewards, and who will ever clasp naked Virtue to
his bosom?
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Every ill man hath his ill day.
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
Charity begins at home.
[Lat., Proximus sum egomet mihi.]
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
O, that men's ears should be
To counsel deaf, but not to flattery!
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Whence is that knocking?
How is't with me, when every noise appals me?
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
Ourselves are to ourselves the cause of ill.
