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hope men doe
Hope deceives more men than cunning does.
humility pride men
Men sometimes feel injured by praise because it assigns a limit to their merit; few people are modest enough not to take offense that one appreciates them.
mind laziness idle
The idle always have a mind to do something.
helping-others giving advice
Give help rather than advice.
generosity giving advice
Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.
keeping-promises giving broken-promises
One promises much, to avoid giving little.
endurance bears dare
Those who can bear all can dare all.
generosity motive prudence
Magnanimity will not consider the prudence of its motives.
strength consciousness increase
Consciousness of our strength increases it.
errors suffering cautiousness
The young suffer less from their own errors than from the cautiousness of the old.
time men
We must expect everything and fear everything from time and from men.
mediocrity praise
It is a great sign of mediocrity to praise always moderately.
faults disaster cures
We are dismayed when we find that even disaster cannot cure us of our faults.
profound style ornaments
Clearness ornaments profound thoughts.