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Evening words are not like to morning.
Evening words are not like to morning.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
(They are unknown) because they had no bard to sing their praises.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Better a bad excuse, than none at all.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
Those who plot the destruction of others often fall themselves.
[Lat., Saepe intereunt aliis meditantes necem.]
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
While the discreet advise, the foole doth his busines.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
Beasts of like kind will spare those of kindred spots.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
What a man does by the agency of another is his own act.
