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Stay a little and news will find you.
Stay a little and news will find you.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your read more
There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before read more
When the oak is before the ash, then you will only get a splash;
when the ash is before the oak, then you may expect a soak.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Fair ladies mask'd are roses in their bud.
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more read more
Howe'er it be, it seems to me,
'Tis only noble to be good;
Kind hearts are more than coronets,
And simple faith than Norman blood.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
Never was anything so inconsistent.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
The brave or the fortunate can afford to laugh at envy.
