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Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
It is difficult to whistle and drink at the same time.
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to read more
He invites the commission of a crime who does not forbid it, when
it is in his power to do so.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
In chusing a wife, and buying a sword, we ought not to trust
another.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
I wrote these verses, but another claimed the merit of them.
Simple is the language of truth.
Simple is the language of truth.
After a bad harvest sow again. [Yield not to difficulties.]
After a bad harvest sow again. [Yield not to difficulties.]
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
He who trusts himself for safety to the care of a wicked man, in
seeking succour meets with ruin.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
