Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.

Things which of themselves avail nothing, when united become
powerful.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

Those that God loves, do not live long.

'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
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'Tis gone: a thousand such have slipt
Away from my embraces:
And fallen into the dusty crypt
Of darken'd forms and faces.

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

Let every man practise the trade which he best understands.

That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.

That which has been endured with difficulty is remedied with
delight.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
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Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own
conceit.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.

The cask will long retain the flavour of the wine with which it
was first seasoned.