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Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
Prudence in action avails more than wisdom in conception.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Even play has ended in fierce strife and anger.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
Deal with the faults of others as gently as with your own.
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a read more
But he who stems a stream with sand,
And fetters flame with flaxen band,
Has yet a harder task to prove--
By firm resolve to conquer love!
Content is more than a kingdom.
Content is more than a kingdom.
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Those who scratch their hair with one finger. [Fearing to
discompose their curls. Dandies.]
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
Such men as fortune raises from a mean estate to the highest
elevation by way of a joke.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
You betray your own failing if you cannot bear with the fault of
a friend.
Idle folks have the most labour.
Idle folks have the most labour.
