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Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Proverbs like the sacred books of each nation, are the sanctuary
of the intuitions.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Ay, sir, and wherefore; for they say every why hath a wherefore.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
Every calamity is to be overcome by endurance.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
But he, whose humours spurn law's awful yoke,
Must herd with those, by whom law's bonds are broke.
Divine grace was never slow.
Divine grace was never slow.
The best things in life are free.
The best things in life are free.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
