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If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
If things were to be done twice, all would be wise.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
The mind does not easily unlearn what it has been long in
learning.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
Let the force of arms give place to law and justice.
No one can keep a mask on long.
No one can keep a mask on long.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays,
And confident to-morrows.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Shows that we build, when we should but entomb us.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
Conceit in weakest bodies strongest works.
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He burns us by his brightness. [We are vexed at his manifest
superiority.]
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.
He puts his boot on his head, and his foot in his helmet.