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Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
An Oxe is taken by the horns, and a Man by the tongue.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
In misfortune if you cultivate a cheerful disposition you will
reap the advantage of it.
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
Who is there that, shooting all day long, does not sometimes hit
the mark?
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
The arrow will not always find the mark intended.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
You should trust any man in his own art provided he is skilled in
it.
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
Who could tell such a story with dry eyes?
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
More mild, but yet more harmful; kind in hatred.
