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To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
'Tis all in vain to keep a constant pother
About one vice and fall into another.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
The fire i' the flint
Shows not till it be struck.
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy read more
With diadem and sceptre high advanced,
The lower still I fall; only supreme
In misery; such joy ambition finds.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
He subdues their rising passion and soothes their anger by soft
remonstrance.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
Acerra always drinks till dawn.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
One man thinks one thing best, another another.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
Praise day at night, and life at the end.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
When you are at Rome, live as Romans live.
