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Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Out of breath to no possible purpose; in attempting everything,
doing nothing.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
Nature never says one thing, and science another.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
A house and a woman sute excellently.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
There is nothing hard inside the olive; nothing hard outside the
nut.
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
Wherein is the use of getting rid of one thorn out of many?
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!]
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
The abuse of cabmen in a block.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
If yee would know a knave, give him a staffe.
