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When war begins, then hell openeth.
When war begins, then hell openeth.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
His tact, too, temper'd him from grave to gay,
And taught him when to be reserved or free.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
The first and last frosts are the worst.
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
O, what may man within him hide,
Though angel on the outward side!
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
The would-be wits and can't-be gentlemen.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Nothing is so difficult but that man will accomplish it.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Punishment follows close on the heels of crime.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
