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Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till
afterwards.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Everybody's business is nobody's business.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Wo be to him that reads but one book.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
Buy at a faire, but sell at home.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
No mortal man is wise at all times.
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
Sweet to the father is his first-born's birth!
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
When the heart is sick it cannot bear the slightest annoyance.
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
Fortune favors the brave.
[Lat., Fortes fortuna adjuvat.]
