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Patience is sorrow's salve.
Patience is sorrow's salve.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
On their own merits modest men are dumb.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
The mill cannot grind with water that's past.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
Amid the roses fierce Repentance rears
Her snaky crest.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
All cruelty springs from hard-heartedness and weakness.
Living well is the best revenge.
Living well is the best revenge.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
We may outrun,
By violent swiftness, that which we run at,
And lose by over-running.
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
I fear the Greeks, even when they bring gifts.
[Lat., Timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.]
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
The thread breakes, where it is weakest.
