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What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
What's done can't be undone.
[Fr., Ce qui est faicr ne se peult desfaire.]
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
Love and businesse teach eloquence.
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
No man is a hero to his valet.
[Fr., Il n'y a pas de grand homme pour son valet-de-chambre.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Straining breaks the bow, and relaxation relieves the mind.
[Lat., Arcum intensio frangit, animum remissio.]
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Slow rises worth by poverty depressed.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
