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sooner
They should come up with it forthwith. The sooner they do it, the better it is for all concerned.
fear-god
I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.
patience difficult-and-easy patience-and-love
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
beauty jewels good-woman
A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.
best-love humility charity
The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.
ruins speed accomplish
Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.
wine night judgement
He who is intoxicated with wine will be sober again in the course of the night, but he who is intoxicated by the cupbearer will not recover his senses until the day of judgement.
kings men order
Two orders of mankind are the enemies of church and state; the king without clemency, and the holy man without learning.
arrows hands advice
Avoid that which an enemy tells you to do; for if you follow his advice, you will smite your, knees with the hand of sorrow. If he shows you a road straight as an arrow, turn from it and go the other way.
haste waste
Whatever is produced in haste goes hastily to waste.
greatness quality obedience
Obedience insures greatness, whilst disobedience leads to a repulse. Whosoever possesseth the qualities of righteousness placeth his head on the threshold of obedience.
learning men life-is-like
He who learns the rules of wisdom, without conforming to them in his life, is like a man who labored in his fields, but did not sow
pardon tyranny deals
To pardon the oppressor is to deal harshly with the oppressed.
practice carnegie carnegie-hall
How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.