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A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
Dally not with mony or women.
Dally not with mony or women.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day
Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain-tops.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
The folly of one man is the fortune of another.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
What we hear strikes the mind with less force than what we see.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The ofspring of those that are very young, or very old, lasts
not.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
The pleasure of what we enjoy is lost by coveting more.
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
Gold! gold! gold! gold!
Bright and yellow, hard and cold!
