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An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
An old man at school is a contemptible and ridiculous object.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sometimes the best gaine is to lose.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
Sinnes are not knowne till they bee acted.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
A man's destiny is alwayes dark.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
However exalted our position, we should still not despise the
powers of the humble.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Virtue lies half way between two opposite vices.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
Out of this nettle, danger, we pluck this flower, safety.
