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'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.
'Tis a word that's quickly spoken,
Which being unrestrained, a heart is broken.
They say that the best counsel is that of woman.
[Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo
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They say that the best counsel is that of woman.
[Sp., Dicen, que el primer consejo
Ha de ser de la muger.]
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
An ounce of enterprise is worth a pound of privilege.
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with read more
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
Anger is a signal, and one worth listening to.
A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd,
In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.
One suggestion with a spark of truth is worth a hundred repetitions of sound platitudes.
