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Where reverence dwells, there faith is ever kept.

The wounds of the soul should be cured before those of the body.

A single day executes the punishment, many prepared the way for it.

One will agree with you sooner than many.

It is right that one should perish that many be saved.

We should use our friends while we have plenty of them.

The commander should foresee every contingency.

Even to be hung one should choose a fine tree.

Either be silent, or say something better than silence.

Penitence follows hasty decisions.

The importance of every word depends on the sense you give it.

Why do we not hear the truth? Because we don't speak it.

A lie is truth, when told for one's safety.

By tolerating an inveterate wrong, you invite a new one.

Vices often has a close relationship to virt