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Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
Valour that parlies is neare yeelding.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
[Lat., In regione caecorum rex est luscus.]
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest read more
Our sincerest laughter
With some pain is fraught:
Our sweetest songs are those which tell of saddest thought.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
A word once spoken cannot be recalled.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Passion and shame torment him, and rage is mingled with his
grief.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Do not unto another that which you would not he should do unto
you.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Wood halfe burnt is easily kindled.
Every man can master a grief but he that has it.
Every man can master a grief but he that has it.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.
For over-warmth, if false, is worse than truth.