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War should neither be feared nor provoked.
War should neither be feared nor provoked.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
Honesty's a fool
And loses that it works for.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
No fortune is so good but that you may find something to grumble
about.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
It is a proof of nobility of mind to despise injuries.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
The hope of escaping with impunity is the greatest incentive to
vice.
There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
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There is a tide in the affairs of men,
Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life
Is bound in shallows and in miseries.
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
A litle wind kindles; much puts out the fire.
[A little wind kindles; much puts out the fire.]
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
The goddess was discovered by her gait.
