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Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Hee that respects not, is not respected.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
Without danger we cannot get beyond danger.
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who read more
There are four kinds of people, three of which are to be avoided
and the fourth cultivated: those who don't know that they don't
know; those who know that they don't know; those who don't know
that they know; and those who know that they know.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Add a sprinkling of folly to your long deliberations.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Strong of his hands, and strong on his legs, but still of his
tongue.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
I abhor the profane rabble and keep them at a distance.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
The roses in thy lips and cheeks shall fade
To paly ashes.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.
A leech that will not quit the skin until sated with blood.