I hold it to be

I hold it to be
I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him
  

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Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.
The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.
Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.
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