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A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
A pittifull mother makes a scald head.
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you read more
If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
A pound of idleness weighs twenty ounces.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
Men at some time are masters of their fates.
One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
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One to destroy is murder by the law,
And gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe;
To murder thousands takes a specious name,
War's glorious art, and gives immortal fame.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
Without favour none will know you, and with it you will not know
your selfe.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in
his own house.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.
We only appreciate the comforts of life in their loss.