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Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Let justice be done, though the heavens fall.
[Lat., Fiat justitia, ruat coelum.]
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
The great would have none great and the little all little.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
Just when you think you've finally hit bottom, someone tosses you
a shovel.
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
An upbraided morsell never choaked any.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Great trees are good for nothing but shade.
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]
Nothing succeeds like success.
[Fr., Rien ne reussit comme le succes.]