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The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
The secret wound still lives within the breast.
[Lat., Tacitum vivit sub pectore vulnus.]
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
With swimming looks of speechless tenderness.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
We Batchelors laugh and shew our teeth, but you married men laugh
till your hearts ake.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He follows his father, but with shorter strides.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
He who profits by a crime, commits it.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The mould of a man's fortune is in his own hands.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
The holydays of joy are the vigils of sorrow.
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable read more
Virtue is increased by the smile of approval; and the love of
renown is the greatest incentive to honourable acts.
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
Know thyself.
[Lat., Ne quis nimis. (From the Greek)]
