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Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
Our fears are always more numerous than our dangers.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
He is a fool who thinks by force or skill,
To turn the current of a woman's will.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
The death of a young wolfe doth never come too soon.
Craft against vice I must apply.
Craft against vice I must apply.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Nor has he lived in vain, who from his cradle to his grave has
passed his life in seclusion.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Familiarity breeds contempt.
[Lat., Nimia familiaritas parit contemptum.]
Short boughs, long vintage.
Short boughs, long vintage.
They talk like angels but they live like men.
They talk like angels but they live like men.