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The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
The mind ill at ease, the body suffers also.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
In hard times, no less than in prosperity, preserve equanimity.
Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
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Others' follies teach us not,
Nor much their wisdom teaches;
And most of sterling worth is what
Our own experience preaches.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
Marry your daughters betimes, lest they marry themselves.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
He who rushes headlong into love will fare worse than if he had
cast himself from a precipice.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
The soft speeches of the wicked are full of deceit.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
I have been a soldier,
Till the helm hath worn those aged temples bare.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
Good words are worth much, and cost little.
