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When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
The groundsell speakes not save what it heard at the hinges.
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
O rare protector of the sheep, a wolf!
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a read more
To taste many things bespeaks but a poor appetite. [To engage in
a multiplicity of studies shows but a weak mind.]
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
A far greater warfare lies hidden under this assumed peace.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
Once a yeare a man may say: On his conscience.
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that read more
He who speaks ill of an absent friend, or fails to take his part
if attacked by another, that man is a scoundrel.
The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues
a Deity.
The constancy of the benefit of the yeere in their seasons argues
a Deity.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
That pleasure which can be safely indulged in is the least
inviting.
