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Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
Things bad begun make strong themselves by ill.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
The masters eye fattens the horse, and his foote the ground.
She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
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She was one of those who by fortune's boon
Are born, as they say, with a silver spoon
In her mouth, not a wooden ladle.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Honourable mention encourages science, and merit is fostered by
praise.
Give place to your superiors.
Give place to your superiors.
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
He never sought to stem the current. [Of a statesman who
accommodates his views to public opinion.]
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
