Men are not hang'd for stealing Horses, but that Horses may not be stolen. - George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

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A very great Memory often forgetteth how much Time is lost by repeating things of no Use.

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Half the Truth is often as arrant a Lye, as can be made.

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A Prince who will not undergo the Difficulty of Understanding, must undergo the Danger of Trusting.

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