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A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
A people without history is like the wind on the buffalo grass.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
It is folly to fear what cannot be avoided.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Hee that sendes a foole, means to follow him.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
Be not too thick with anybody; your joys will be fewer, and so
will pains.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
The tongue is not steele, yet it cuts.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
Chuse none for thy servant who have served thy betters.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
And with necessity,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.
But this swift business
I must uneasy make, lest too light winning
Make the prize light.