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A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
A mind conscious of its own rectitude.
[Lat., Mens sibi conscia recti.]
Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
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Have more than thou showest,
Speak less than thou knowest,
Lend less than thou owest,
Ride more than thou goest,
Learn more than thou trowest,
Set less than thou throwest;
Leave thy drink and thy whore,
And keep in-a-door,
And thou shalt have more
Than two tens to a score.
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Fortune gives too much to many, enough to none.
[Lat., Fortuna multis dat nimis, satis nulli.]
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
Stay a little, that we may make an end the sooner.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
A fly, a grape-stone, or a hair can kill.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
The mob will now and then see things in a right light.
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
I know not which way to turn. [I am in a quandary.]
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
A friend always loves, but he who loves is not always a friend.
