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Castles are Forrests of stones.
Castles are Forrests of stones.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
Employ thy time well if thou meanest to get leisure.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
We listen with deep interest to what we hear, for to man novelty
is ever charming.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
He who gives himself airs of importance, exhibits the credentials
of impotence.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Who will make a doore of gold must knock a naile every day.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
Our fears vanish as the danger approaches.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
To him that will, waies are not wanting.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]