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The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
The battle is over when the foe has fallen.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
A man should be religious, not superstitious.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
In an hundred elles of contention, there is not an inch of love.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
Let him play the second fiddle who can't play the first.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
When we have what we like 'tis hard to miss it.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
Try your skill in gilt first, and then in gold.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and read more
There is an order
Of mortals on the earth, who do become
Old in their youth, and die ere middle age.
