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Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
Slight are the outward signs of evil thought.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
To counsel others, and to disregard one's own safety, is folly.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
The remedy is worse than the disease.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
An envious man grows lean at another's fatness.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
He that hath lost his credit is dead to the world.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
It is but the weak and little mind that rejoices in revenge.
