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It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
Be cheerful, if you are wise.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
The child saies nothing, but what it heard by the fire.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
Always keep your hook in the water: where you least expect one,
the fish will be found.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
What boots it on the lineal tree to trace
Through many a branch the founders of our race.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
He that hopes not for good, feares not evill.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
Patience is the remedy for every misfortune.
