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Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Hee that doth what hee will, doth not what he ought.
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
Haste is slow.
[Lat., Festinatio tarda est.]
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will read more
He will often have to scratch his head, and bite his nails to the
quick. [To succeed he will have to puzzle his brains and work
hard.]
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
So obliging that he ne'er obliged.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
Criticks are like brushers of Noblemens cloaths.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
He will be the last to discover the disgrace of his house.
What has not wasting time impaired?
What has not wasting time impaired?
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.