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Fortune favours the bold.
Fortune favours the bold.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
A man convinced against his will,
Is of the some opinion still.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
Never morning wore
To evening, but some heart did break.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
A soft answer turneth away wrath.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
By hesitation the opportunity is often lost.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Lay her in the earth,
And from her fair and unpolluted flesh
May violets spring.
Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
Had you the world on your Chesse-bord, you could not fill all to
your mind.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
One can ever assume to be what he is not, and to conceal what he
is.
