It is often better to go by a circuitous than by a direct path.
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You cannot catch a fox with a bait.Latin
We receive nothing with so much reluctance as advice.
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All flute-players are mad; when once they begin to blow, away goes reason.
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The test of merit is success.
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Wealth is protected and poverty is assisted by concord.
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To the pure all things are pure.
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