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Small minds are captivated by trifles.
Small minds are captivated by trifles.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Woe to the house where there is no chiding.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Two ill meales make the third a glutton.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
Life without a friend is death without a witnesse.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
'Twixt hope and fear, anxiety and anger.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day
may bring forth.
