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Such crimes has superstition caused.
Such crimes has superstition caused.
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius read more
Power is more safely retained by cautious than by severe
councils.
[Lat., Potentiam cautis quam acribus consiliis tutius haberi.]
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be read more
Not even piety will stay wrinkles, nor the encroachments of age,
nor the advance of death, which cannot be resisted.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
Take heed of credit decaid, and people that have nothing.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
To a greedy eating horse a short halter.
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our read more
There is some soul of goodness in things evil,
Would men observingly distill it out;
For our bad neighbor makes us early stirrers,
Which is both healthful, and good husbandry.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Patience lightens the burthen we cannot avert.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
Hee wrongs not an old man that steales his supper from him.
