Obstinately to justify a fault is a second fault.
More Latin Proverbs:
Don't be frightened at high-sounding words.Latin
An old ape hath an old eye.
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Being warned, let us pursue a better course.
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Fortune and the arts assist each other.
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Let them hate, so that they fear me.
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He goes not out of his way that goes to a good inn.
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