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The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint read more
The Lyon is not so fierce as they paint him.
[The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.]
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
That in the captain's but a choleric word,
Which in the soldier is flat blasphemy.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Go forth a conqueror and win great victories.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
Tell me, thou old man, worthy of a child's bauble.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.
