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A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
A fool's wild speech confounds the wise.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
Still rolls and to all time shall roll the tumbling flood.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
It costs more to doe ill then to doe well.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
The greatest power of ruling consists in the exercise of
self-control.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
A pleasure long expected is deare enough sold.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
'Tis strange, but true: for truth is always strange;
Stranger than fiction.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!
How much of injustice and depravity is sanctioned by custom!