Wise Words — "The Wise Man Can Learn"

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A little religion is hard to keep.

When love works, it always does its best.

Sin always feels the safest in the dark.

Humility dies the moment it looks in the glass.

The man who hates light, will run from a shadow.

A city's righteous men are a better safeguard than its police.

Don't be a saint in church and a heathen on the street car.

The wise man can learn something from the mistakes of a fool.

In nine cases out of ten the man who has riches paid too much for them.

Give a lie one day the start, and truth will have to chase it around the world.

If there is any dog in a man, it is sure to growl when his food is not to his taste.

Many a man whose prayers are too long, sells goods by a measure that is too short.

If the sun never went down, there are some crimes that would not be committed.

Many a man will fight for his creed, who never has a word of encouragement for his wife. — Ram's Horn.