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Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
Admonish your friends in private; praise them in public.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The thorne comes forth with the point forwards.
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, read more
The mother endures with greater courage the loss of one out many
children, than she who, in her tears, exclaims, "Thou wast my
only one!"
For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
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For 'tis the mind that makes the body rich;
And as the sun breaks through the darkest clouds,
So honour peereth in the meanest habit.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The foule Toade hath a faire stone in his head.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
The first service a child doth his father is to make him foolish.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Turning these jests out of service, let us talk in good earnest.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
Silver is of less value than gold, gold than virtue.
