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An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
An ill wound is cured, not an ill name.
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, read more
He that is not handsome at 20, nor strong at 30, nor rich at 40,
nor wise at 50, will never bee handsome, strong, rich, or wise.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
He who leaves a fault unpunished invites crime.
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
The greatest step is that out of doores.
[The greatest step is that out of doors.]
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
When God is made the master of a family, he disorders the
disorderly.
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
Repentance follows hasty counsels.
[Lat., Velox consilium sequitur poenitentia.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
To have nothing is not poverty.
[Lat., Non est paupertas, Nestor, habere nihil.]
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.
Who must account for himselfe and others, must know both.