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Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into read more
Where lives the man that has not tried,
How mirth can into folly glide,
And folly into sin!
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Better late than never.
[Lat., Potius sero quam nunquam.]
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
Great almes-giving lessens no mans living.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
A peace above all earthly dignities,
A still and quiet conscience.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Nothing is difficult in the eyes of a lover.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
The success of the wicked tempts many to sin.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
The friends of the unfortunate live a long way off.
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
When a woman is undisguisedly bad, then indeed she is good.
[Comparatively speaking, as she at least lacks deception.]
