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Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.
Check the beginning of evil; the remedy is too late when the
disease by delay has increased in strength.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
We journey on in life through varied hazards and misfortunes.
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!
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
One swallow does not make spring.
One swallow does not make spring.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
Were there no hearers, there would be no backbiters.
