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He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
It is best to know the worst at once.
It is best to know the worst at once.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
A scab'd horse cannot abide the comb.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
It is a great victory that comes without blood.
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the read more
Nothing is so secure in its position as not to be in danger from
the attack even of the weak.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Time is the Rider that breakes youth.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Our native land attracts us with some mysterious charm, never to
be forgotten.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Frugality is one thing, avarice another.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
Hidden knowledge differs little from ignorance.
