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Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Men freely believe that which they wish to be the truth.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
Where you thinke there is bacon, there is no Chimney.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
It will never come out of the flesh that's bred in the bone.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be read more
Anger blows out the lamp of the mind. In the examination of a great and important question, everyone should be serene, slow-pulsed and calm.
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, read more
How fallen, how changed
From him, who, in the happy realms of light,
Clothed with transcendent brightness, didst outshine
Myriads, though bright.
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
One gets a cross for his crime, the other a crown.
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
Some remedies are worse than the disease itself.
[Lat., Graviora quaedam sunt remedia periculis.]
