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It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory read more
It is, I believe, better to restrain the passions of youth by a
sense of shame, and by conciliatory means, than by fear.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Set good against evill.
[Set good against evil.]
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
Ah! when the means are gone that buy this praise,
The breath is gone whereof this praise is made.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
A flatterers throat is an open Sepulcher.
The child is father of the man.
The child is father of the man.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
Whose wit in the combat as gentle as bright
Ne'er carried a heartstain away on its blade.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
