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Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
Alas, by what trivial causes is greatness overthrown!
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
[A woman] fiercer than a cubless tigress.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
From the disease of one the whole flock perishes.
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
The wine in the bottell doth not quench thirst.
[The wine in the bottle does not quench thirst.]
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
Neither bribe nor loose thy right.
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
What! can so young a thorn begin to prick?
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
We are often saved from crime by the disgrace of others.
He that endures is not overcome.
He that endures is not overcome.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
Whatever is made by the hand of man, by the hand of man may be
overturned.
