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He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He must of necessity fear many whom many fear.
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
He rejoices to have made his way by ruin of others.
[Lat., Gaudensque viam fecisse ruina.]
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
A bellowing cow soon forgets her calf.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
You are his father by nature, I by counsel.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
No one delights more in revenge than a woman.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Few tyrants go down to the infernal regions by a natural death.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs.
