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Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
Custom is second nature.
[Lat., Consuetudo est secunda natura.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
The maxims of men reveal their characters.
[Fr., Les maximes des hommes decelent leur coeur.]
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Every fat (vat) must stand upon its bottom.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
Better speake truth rudely, then lye covertly.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
She is kept alive on the milk of asses which she takes with her
wherever she goes.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
