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That is gold which is worth gold.
That is gold which is worth gold.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
 Repentance follows hasty counsels.
 [Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]  
 Repentance follows hasty counsels.
 [Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.] 
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
Why, then, do you walk as if you had swallowed a ramrod?
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
When your armour is on, it is too late to retreat.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
The yeare doth nothing else but open and shut.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
Hee that keepes his owne makes warre.
 Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your 
enemy.  
 Trust no friend with that you need fear him if he were your 
enemy.