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He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hate of those below.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
Concealed sorrow bursts the heart, and rages within us as an
internal fire.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds
Makes ill deeds done.
There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.
There is not enough love and goodness in the world to permit giving any of it away to imaginary beings.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
A lie that is half a truth is ever the blackest of lies.
Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.
Love is the power to see similarity in the dissimilar.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
If folly were griefe every house would weepe.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind!
The thief doth fear each bush an officer.
