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A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
A sleepy master makes his servant a Lowt.
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some read more
The rills of pleasure never run sincere,
(Earth has no unpolluted spring)
From the cursed soil some dang'rous taint they bear;
So roses grow on thorns, and honey wears a sting.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
The pen is mightier than the sword.
Long jesting was never good.
Long jesting was never good.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
He that knowes nothing, doubts nothing.
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis read more
To err is human, but to persevere in error is only the act of a
fool.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare, nullius nisi insipientis in
errore perseverare.]
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
A white wall is the paper of a foole.
