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The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Man is to man a god or a wolf.
Time flies, as he flies, adds increase to her truth,
And gives to her mind what he steals from read more
Time flies, as he flies, adds increase to her truth,
And gives to her mind what he steals from her youth.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
Sweet is revenge--especially to women.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
To a gratefull man give mony when he askes.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
He that handles a nettle tenderly is soonest stung.
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
One father is more then a hundred Schoolemasters.
[One father is more than a hundred Schoolmasters.]
Fair words butter no parsnips.
Fair words butter no parsnips.
