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A feeble dart short of its mark.
A feeble dart short of its mark.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Better good afarre off, then evill at hand.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
Extreme remedies are never the first to be resorted to.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
The ire of a despotic king
Rides forth upon destruction's wing.
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
We suffer by our proximity. [Who get a blow intended for
another.]
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
With the arm which won the victory he protects the vanquished.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
The sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite.
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.]
