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Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at read more
Be this our wall of brass, to be conscious of having done no
evil, and to grow pale at no accusation.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
A bad reader soon puts to flight both wise men and fools.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Nature abhors a vacuum.
[Fr., Natura abhorret vacuum.]
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
[Take heed of still waters, they quick pass away.]
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Make hast to an ill way that you may get out of it.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Loathsome canker lives in sweetest bud.
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]
Hold on, and wait for the grasshoppers. [Wait for better times.]