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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.]
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
For whom the Lord liveth he correcteth.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Fancy the Gracchi complaining of treason!
Amongst good men two men suffice.
Amongst good men two men suffice.
They will swear black is white.
They will swear black is white.
A fickle and capricious woman.
A fickle and capricious woman.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
What were vices have become the fashion of the day.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
No endeavour is in vain;
Its reward is in the doing.
