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To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,
These are imperial arts.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
The human mind ever longs for occupation.
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife read more
Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to
eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise
abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Of two evils I have chose the least.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
Fortune to one is Mother, to another is Step-mother.
