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From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
From his silence a man's consent is inferred.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
The more my wrong, the more his spite appears.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
A friend is a second self.
A friend is a second self.
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
I am not what I once was.
[Lat., Non sum qualis eram.]
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
Great talent has always a little madness mixed up with it.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
It is peculiarly a fool's habit to discern the faults of others,
and to forget his own.
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of read more
The Divell never assailes a man, except he find him either void
of knowledge, or of the fear of God.