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Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Even a ring of iron is worn away by constant use.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
What boots it at one gate to make defence,
And at another to let in the foe?
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
He who would eat the kernel, must crack the shell.
[Lat., Qui e nuce nucleum esse vult, frangat nucem.]
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
That which we are not permitted to have we delight in; that which
we can have is disregarded.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
A kindness spontaneously offered to him who needs it, is doubly
gratifying.
A woman's general. What should we fear?
A woman's general. What should we fear?
The river past, and God forgotten.
The river past, and God forgotten.
