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Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Witty remarks are all very well when spoken at a proper time:
when out of place they are offensive.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Riches are first to be sought for; after wealth, virtue.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Time hath often cured the wound which reason failed to heal.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.
A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
Follow not truth too near the heels, lest it dash out thy teeth.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman
are alike.
