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Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
Harp not on that string, madam; that is past.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
You must endure what is painful to secure that which is
profitable.
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The hatred of relatives is the most violent.
[Lat., Accerima proximorum odia.]
The honied tongue hath its poison.
The honied tongue hath its poison.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
Hee is a foole that thinks not that another thinks.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
He who gets the better of an irascible temperament conquers his
worst enemy.
Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who
inquires what is said of him only read more
Do you desire not to be angry? Be not inquisitive. He who
inquires what is said of him only works out his own misery.
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
You whirled them to the back of beyont.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.
Long is the road to learning by precepts, but short and
successful by examples.